"Where is he?" Wyatt asked, glancing over his shoulder. "He's gonna miss the show."
"Don't worry," Dree said, giving the bag in her hand a shake. She reached for another piece of the caramel corn and glanced up toward the stage. "Found him," she said, mid-chew. Garrett was down at the foot of the stage, whispering to someone - Dree assumed it was Max - and held the bag over El for Rebecca and Andy, mindful of Maddy's reach.
"So, you really don't know what we're about to see?" Dree shook her head. Max wanted to surprise them.
"Only Doctor Chapel knows."
[Wyatt, Maddy, Andy, Garrett and Rebecca used with gatechic's permission]
The crowd had started to settle, seeing the adults milling on stage, checking over their shoulders a few times to ensure everyone was ready. Garrett came back to the seats and sat with a relaxed groan, but said nothing to any of them.
Up on stage, the speaker crackled and the man on stage spoke to the crowd. "Welcome..."
"How did we get out of having to sit in the royal box?" El asked, nodding to where Deb and Shar were sitting.
"Because this is the Laethrielian New Year and we're not Laethrielian," Dree whispered, eyes still on the stage.
"Mahalo nui loa na ho'olaule'a me la kaua," the man said, bowing to the crowd and then turning to face Deb and Shar, giving them a deeper bow. He stepped back and nodded just off-stage. A moment later, a line of about twenty children in cultural dress filed on stage. They lined up, the shorter ones in front, and Dree smiled, seeing Max third from the end.
"Look at your brother," she heard El say to Leora. TJ was in Wyatt's lap, eyes fixed on the bright colors on stage. Suddenly, the man chanted and the children started dancing together.
"Where is he?" Wyatt asked, glancing over his shoulder. "He's gonna miss the show."
"Don't worry," Dree said, giving the bag in her hand a shake. She reached for another piece of the caramel corn and glanced up toward the stage. "Found him," she said, mid-chew. Garrett was down at the foot of the stage, whispering to someone - Dree assumed it was Max - and held the bag over El for Rebecca and Andy, mindful of Maddy's reach.
"So, you really don't know what we're about to see?" Dree shook her head. Max wanted to surprise them.
"Only Doctor Chapel knows."
[Wyatt, Maddy, Andy, Garrett and Rebecca used with gatechic's permission]
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The crowd had started to settle, seeing the adults milling on stage, checking over their shoulders a few times to ensure everyone was ready. Garrett came back to the seats and sat with a relaxed groan, but said nothing to any of them.
Up on stage, the speaker crackled and the man on stage spoke to the crowd. "Welcome..."
"How did we get out of having to sit in the royal box?" El asked, nodding to where Deb and Shar were sitting.
"Because this is the Laethrielian New Year and we're not Laethrielian," Dree whispered, eyes still on the stage.
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"Mahalo nui loa na ho'olaule'a me la kaua," the man said, bowing to the crowd and then turning to face Deb and Shar, giving them a deeper bow. He stepped back and nodded just off-stage. A moment later, a line of about twenty children in cultural dress filed on stage. They lined up, the shorter ones in front, and Dree smiled, seeing Max third from the end.
"Look at your brother," she heard El say to Leora. TJ was in Wyatt's lap, eyes fixed on the bright colors on stage. Suddenly, the man chanted and the children started dancing together.
[Translation: Thank you for celebrating with us]
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