When he finished his on-camera interview, Cody returned to the ballroom to look for Matt, but he was nowhere in sight. Cody assumed he was being interviewed, just as he had been.
He sat back down, pleasantly exhausted and hopeful. He knew he had done well with Martha Stewart, once he had loosened up, relaxed, and just been himself. And the on-camera interview was an assembly line thing, more like a photo shoot. He simply had a very brief conversation with a guy his own age, and they talked about Cody’s favorite books to teach in his English class. The interview seemed like it was over before it had begun. He was barely aware of the small video camera aimed at him.
The ballroom had cleared out a lot since he had left it, and he assumed the production staff was most likely wrapping things
