EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

<<MELANIE>>

I breathed a heavy sigh of relief as I handed over the mic to Kate, who hurriedly passed me a bottle of water.

“Thank you,” I muttered. I opened the bottle and drank from it.

“You are all sweaty!” Kate frowned. “But you were definitely great back there.” She squeaked happily.

I shook my head negatively with a smile on my face. Dramatic Kate!

“She’s definitely not as open to me as she is to you.” I turned when I heard that voice.

“Suzy!” I squealed as I ran to her. Her arms were wide open already, calling me for an embrace.

“Girl, you were great out there on that stage.” She kissed my cheeks. “I almost couldn’t recognize you.”

I laughed at her flattering.

“All thanks to you and the staff.” She smiled. “And where’s John?” I asked as I looked behind her to see if he was with her.

“He didn’t…” Suzy tried to answer.

“Over here, sweetheart.” I saw John waved at me.

“Hey,” I moved away from Suzy to meet