C26 Charlie

Like a switch had been flipped, everyone fell quiet all at once. I stretched up on my toes to see what was happening, but I was too short. All I could see were the back of people’s heads before they gave way to trees.

“What’s going on?” I asked.

“The prince is here,” Dad muttered. He squeezed my shoulder. “I need to speak to Gretchen and Blaine Rossi. Why don’t you wait here for now