#Chapter 203: Home

Sarah POV I knew there would be press, but the avalanche of attention when we came out of the auditorium still almost knocked me to my knees. People were screaming our names. Someone had already somehow made a huge poster of Chloe’s work and was waving it up and down frantically. We managed to get into the car only because Buddy and Danielle just shoved people out of the way. Inside, in the blessed silence, my phone beeped with a text from Lainey. You didn’t warn me? Holy shit! If I’d told you it was great, you’d just think I was a proud parent, I texted back. This is insane. You realize that, don’t you? Grace has a once-in-a-lifetime voice, and now Chloe’s some sort of Michelangelo? “Is that Lainey?” Chloe asked. “Yes. You want to say hi?” “Sure.” I looked at her carefully. “Are you OK, honey?” Chloe shrugged. “When you were my age, you had all sorts of choices.” I looked at Zane, who seemed worried. I chose my words with care. “You feel trapped, sweetie? You