Stage fright
John was stark white. All color was gone from his face. He was shaking on his legs as well. He shook hands with the photographer, but didn’t dare to look at him. Susan thought it was very strange that John was so nervous. Apparently, his stage fright had gotten a lot worse than she remembered. Even the presence of the photographer, Paul, could not reassure him. While they got along so well at the barbecue where they’d previously met, John didn’t say a word now.
Susan was already worried that the photo would be less fun than she had hoped, but she never expected the final result.