Hannah
I waved my hand as I stepped up to the podium, that well-practiced smile of mine spread across my face. The flash of the cameras was nearly blinding, but I didn’t let it faze me—this moment was too important for that.
“Hello, everyone,” I said warmly as I leaned into the microphone. “Thank you all for coming today.”
There was a ripple of murmurs across the assembled crowd in response. I swept my gaze over the audience to take stock of everyone who had come; it was a better turnout than I had expected. It seemed as though, despite the fact that I had decided to hold this event far sooner than I had initially anticipated, a lot of people were excited for it.
And so was I; after all, I had been working on this event for weeks, unbeknownst to Noah. I had managed to hide
