Violet danced her part perfectly on opening night but her insides twisted every time she caught sight of the VIP rows because Noah's seat was empty. He had never missed an opening night before.
She didn't blame him at all; she knew he was still down in Virginia with the rest of his family. But it felt wrong. Nobody had come to see her because Jeremy said he would come to the last performance before Christmas.
Oliver dragged Kaleb along with him to the matinee the day after but it wasn't the same. There were five performances total that weekend and at least one person she knew came to the rest of them but it didn't make her feel any better.
On Monday, she showed up at Noah's dojo unannounced for the first time in a while and all of the little kids in the class he was teaching swarmed her excitedly. "Miss Violet! Miss Violet!"
"I missed you very much," one of the little boys confided with a shy smile.
