Offside in the Friend Zone novel · Chapter 21 of 24
Chapter 21: Toasts
The hall went so quiet that I heard the snow ticking on the windows.
Two hundred people had turned in their folding chairs to look at the woman in the red dress.
Calla walked up the aisle slowly, with her borrowed coat open and her chin high.
She had the look of a woman who has been waiting for exactly this audience.
"I'll be brief," she said.
"This family has been lying to you all week."
"Calla," said Kaspar.
He had taken Elsa's hand and stepped into the aisle in front of her.
His glasses were back on his nose, and his voice was perfectly level.
"You get your turn," he said.
"Everyone gets one today."
"But the family goes first."
Calla stopped.
Mrs. Frost rose from the front row.
She wore dove grey, and she walked to the front of the hall with her back straight and one hand pressed to her side.
She turned to face the guests, and I saw the hand shake before she hid it in her sleeve.
"Most of you have known me for thirty years," she said.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Offside in the Friend Zone are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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