Did You Like the Ravioli Tonight?

"What do you want to ask me, Tony?"Tony asked, "Would you...?" He looked around to spot the waiter. The waiter walked into the kitchen. Tony felt the beads of sweat roll down his forehead and face. Emmy smiled. Tony's throat became as dry as the Sahara desert. Mama nodded. Tony's heart raced. Emmy licked her lips. Mama closed her eyes and prayed.Tony blurted out, "Did you like the ravioli tonight?" Many facets of Emmy's life change in this six month time span. She embarks on a possible new career path using a gift from God. She and her best friend, Kristen, become housemates. She records a song written on a pair of paper napkins which changes her life forever.Tears poured from Kenny's eyes as he scribbled words on a napkin."What are you writing, Kenny?" Emmy asked.They didn't speak as Kenny wrote on another napkin. Emmy thought about Yolanda Garcia and started to cry. Emmy used Tony's handkerchief again to dry her eyes. "I feel that I should have done more for her. I should have known she wasn't at church.""It's not your fault, Em. I'm sure you did everything you could. You couldn't have known what would happen. No one did, but God," Kristen said.Kenny stopped writing and looked at Emmy. "I never met Yolanda, but take a look at this, and tell me what you think, Em."Emmy read the lyrics and more tears flowed down her face. "How could you have written this?""I didn't, Em. I wrote the words on the paper, but I didn't write the song.""I think I understand, Kenny. I think I really understand."The "Emmy's Story" series begins when Emmy is four years old and quickly progresses to focus on her teen years and beyond. In this fourth book, "Did You Like The Ravioli Tonight?: Emmy's Story, Part 4," Emmy continues working full-time while finding time to take college classes and grow in her faith. She joins her church's worship band and discovers a new calling for her life.