Avery was extremely curious. She was eager to see what Tammy had planned.
While she memorised the lyrics on her phone, Tammy informed the staff nearby of the song she was going to sing.
The staff immediately passed the song on to the other staff in charge of music.
"Avery, are you ready?" Tammy had waited for Avery to finish humming a few bars of the melody twice before she asked her question.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAvery nodded. "I should be ready.' Tammy immediately said to the staff, "We can start!" A pleasant song rang through the banquet hall, and the door slowly opened.
The lights in the hall dimmed, a spotlight coming to focus on the doors.
Soon, Avery appeared under the spotlight. She held a microphone, and her beautiful voice rang out, "I sing my heart to you, while I'm still young as a flower. Bloom and blossom with all your power! Filling your days with all my chapters..." At first, all was quiet below the stage. Suddenly, someone whistled! Mike's voice cried out, "Such a good singer!" Avery could not help but laugh.
"Can you stop fooling around!" Chad stood up and pushed Mike back down into the chair.
"This is the first tI've heard Avery singing seriously! I never thought that it would be on such an occasion!" Mike grumbled. "Whenever I asked her out to karaoke, she always refused." "Mr. Foster sings well, too, but he doesn't sing for us either. I wonder how he is doing on the other side." Chad wanted to go backstage to have a look, but Ben and Jun were there. They did not need his help.
When Avery finished her song, she had moved onstage. After her song, rapturous applause burst forth.
The lights in the banquet hall lit up, and Avery could make out the surrounding guests. She could also see the setup of the stage. The stage was huge, and it was decorated to look like a forest.
Avery held the microphone and looked around. Elliot was not there, but neither was the host of the wedding.
She stood alone on stage, looking rather helpless.
Countless eyes were watching her. Should she say something to ease the awkwardness? Just when she had planned to improvise something, eerie background music began to play.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBelow the stage, schildren were so frightened that they started crying.
Avery was speechless. What was going on? Two men in strange clothes suddenly appeared and grabbed Avery by her arms.
Avery was caught off guard. She was so frightened, her body went et limp The microphone in her hands dropped to the ground with a clatter. W The audience watched everything unfold on stage.
The adults knew that it was staged, but the children did not.
Robert was sitting in front, watching his mother be captured by two instantly yelled out in ing .ne people in monster hoods. He "Monsters! Let go of Mommy!" Robert stood up from his chair. He wanted to rush up on stage to rescue his Mommy.
Mrs. Cooper immediately carried him back.
"Robert, don't be afraid! The monster is fake! It's someone pretending to be a monster," Mrs. Cooper consoled Robert.
Beside her Layla was infuriated as well.
Sa new that the monster was fake, but she grew furious when she them capture her mother. She picked up the hem of her dress and strode toward the stage.