The next step is always the toughest.
This was so unlike her. What was she doing, what was she thinking? She is a mother and a happily married woman; sort of. She just wanted to find an outlet for her restlessness. A place to be visible again. She wanted to feel wanted for something other than a meal or clean clothes. She had something to offer and she wanted to matter. She was going to take this step no matter how terrified it made her. She stepped out onto to the stage with microphone in hand.