Chapter 13
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In the darkened Coliseum, the crowd around Larry surged to its feet, all the people rising as one when the first chords of music struck. Lights on the stage began to pulse in time with the tune, which he didn’t recognize. Taking a bite of his hot dog, he yelled out to his daughter, “Who’s the opening act again?”
If Crystal answered him, her reply was lost in the screams of the crowd.
It was just as well. Larry wasn’t here to see anyone but Geo. He settled down in his seat, pulling in his arms and legs to avoid getting jostled as the teenagers on either side of him started dancing with the music. If he hadn’t been sitting in the first row of the balcony, he wouldn’t have been able to see anything on stage without standing up himself, but now he could relax, finish his din
