#Chapter 313: Interview

The crowd outside the door begins to chant and cheer my name. The cameras zoom in on me. A reporter runs toward the door, microphone in hand. “Chloe! The world wants to know about you! Will you sit down for an interview?” Her voice is muffled through the door. “Chloe? Is something happening?” Mom asks through the phone. “Uh… I’m okay, Mom, but I’m going to need to call you back.” I hang up the phone and back away from the door. I don’t turn my back to the door until I’m around the corner. Then I press it against the wall and slide down onto my butt. “Nanny!” Beau calls as he rushes towards me. “Steven says he saw on the camera that – Oh.” He stops when he sees me, then kneels down in front of me. “You okay?” “Kind of,” I say. “The reporters, they…” “Yeah… we saw on the cameras.” “Are they always like that?” Beau gives me a sad sort of smile. “Would it help if I said you get used to it?” No, because that meant that things were always like this, and now they will always be thi