The Performance Shouchec thown in her chain, Jessia watched everyone in the food court.there was an autible bitt of revitement. Everyone was in the middle of highly animated conversations, Jessic siglied heavily, She defin tely did not want to be there the mall was too crowded, But someone needed to be here to supenise her young ste Rachel. Narygaring through trallic wasn't usually that hard in the town Northern Havik but today, cars jammed the histane streets No one had moved in the last 10 minutes. Miguel locked at his watch and drum med his fingers against the door Sarm rest.He could hear crowds of people walk past the car shouting and cheering, we have to got goving were running late, Miguel thought as he looked of the driver. In the food count, people were fling in and trying to squeeze into any avallable space. Just breothe. Nothing bools going to happen, Jessica thought Prople surrounded her table and towered over her She was facing her personal nightmere of being in a suffocating crowd. Jessica quickly stood up and breathed in deeply.Then, a wave of panic rushed overjessica. Where's Ruchel? Migurel smiled. The driver had finally made some progress in the traffic, anc Miguel felt relieved that he could finally make it to his performance The car tame to a stop, and the driver rushed out to open the door. Migurel paused for a moment and thought, Greathe, just breothe. Dashing through the crowo, Jessica called out, "Rachell" However, her shouting was muffed by the crowd. Jessica weaved in and out around groups.but there was no sign of Rachel at all. It was dark in the backroom. Miguel's eyes had not yet acjusted to the darkness. Out of the comer of his eye, he noticed some movement in the back comer of the room. He prepared for the worst when the movement came toward h in With eyes welling up with cears, Jessica leaned against a column. Suddenly she heard cheers crupting across the food court.and a volce boomed across the room. "HI everyone. Before Istart my performance, we are looking for seven-year-old girl Rachel Stevens' sister. They were separated in the crowd." Jessica immediately looked up and there was her sister holding the hand of pop sersation Miguel Ortz. She cou'd see Rachel's smile reach from car to ear. 8. To develop the passage, the author uses A. dialogue to establish the setting. B. two distinct plotlines that converge. C. his characters who have similar problems. D. flashbacks to reveal the characters' conflicts.