Chapter 20
The days began to blur together. Emerson thought he might be going crazy. After the first few days of immense pain, his fingers got used to the constant playing. That eased some of his worry, but not all of it. The worst rose from these interviews Macie insisted they do. The America Live setup had been bad enough, with the lights, makeup, cameras, and people. But later in their first week together, Macie booked them on three different shows.
Thursday, they’d been on The Nick Rafferty Show—a late night comedian. It had been terrifying. Nick Rafferty had gone for the humor angle, talking about how Emerson got a boyfriend and a record deal all in one go. Of course it looked funny when you said it like that. The problem was Emerson was not a funny guy. He liked to laugh and he had
