different halves of the same whole.
It isn’t until Amanda shows up at my door that I make my decision. When she shows me the
additions that Chloe has made to the yoga studio. The art that is a continuation of my own.
A mural of transformation.
Amanda could never see the message that lies within. But I can.
That message is for me.
Chapter Sixteen
Chloe
It is the night of the student gala.
The night I have been working towards for the last two months. Everything is riding on this night.
My foray into the art scene.
I know there are often local gallery owners at these events. And I want to make a good impression.
Not only do I want that, but I need it.
Beneath my black dress, I’m already wearing my dance attire. But I can’t stop my hands from
shaking.
There’s a big difference between performing for Keller and a few locals and performing for an
entire campus. But when I step through the door, it’s even crazier than I imagined.
“Chloe Abernathy?” someone asks.
“Yes?”
The word is barely out before a few flash bulbs begin going off in my face, blinding me. There are
questions too. Questions I can’t really make sense of. About my work.
Bastien steps up beside me and ushers me away through a side door.
“What’s going on out there?” I ask.
“It’s a media circus,” he answers. “Everyone is here. Major news outlets, gallery owners across
the nation, even Laurent Beaupre.”
I swallow at the mention of the name, and for a moment I’m certain I misheard him.
“The art critic?”
“The one and only,” Bastien answers.
Laurent Beaupre is notoriously difficult to impress. His opinion is renowned in art circles, and he
istheperson you want at your event. But he never comes to an event of this size and triviality.