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question.”
“Everything you
say?” said Colton. He didn’t much like the sound of that. He liked to do his
own thing, go his own way. It had often gotten him into a lot of trouble. Well,
he thought, maybe it was now time to change his ways. If he really wanted to
advance his career, and get what he wanted, maybe he should finally listen to
someone and do what someone else told him. And who better to listen to than
this Cambridge Whitehead? He sure seemed like he knew what he was doing.
Anyway, after Colton got a little bit more fame, he’d be able to do exactly
what he wanted.
“Anything I
say,” said Cambridge.
“What the
hell,” said Colton. “Sure, you’ve got yourself a deal.”
“Great,” said
Cambridge. “I’ll just need you to sign a contract I have here. It’s a standard
contract I give to all my clients. You can take your time going over it…if you
like you can even take it to a lawyer to have them check over it for you.”
“It’s fine,”
said Colton. “I’m sure it’s fine. Where do I sign?”
“Right here,”
said Cambridge, giving Colton a smile, and giving him a pen.
Colton signed
on the dotted line.
12. KATY
I couldn’t
believe it. My father was dead.
“How did it
happen?” I said.
It was strange
talking on the phone to my Mother after so many years. But she didn’t miss a
beat. It was just like we hadn’t missed a conversation. She didn’t hesitate or
pause before criticizing me, as she had always done all my life…that was
probably why I was so screwed up, why I had so much trouble finding a suitable
lover.
“Well, if you
had been talking to us for the last few years, instead of ignoring us, and
treating us like we weren’t anything to you, you would have known he was
undergoing chemotherapy for aggressive liver cancer.”
“Liver cancer?”
I said, choosing for the moment to ignore the insult. After all, it hadn’t just
been my fault we hadn’t talked. My Mother and Father hadn’t called me either,
or tried to initiate contact in any way.
“He’d been
drinking too much, apparently. Not that you would have known that, or even
cared. Anyway, the funeral is today…”
That was the
final straw for me.
“Today?! How
could you not tell me ahead of time? Why didn’t you call me when he was dying,
so I could have said goodbye? How long was he dying?”
“Oh, honey, he
was sick for years…”
“Years!” I
couldn’t believe it. “Why in the world didn’t you let me know?”
“We thought you
wanted to be left alone, dear. After all, you were always such a sullen and
selfish child…I just couldn’t imagine that you would want to make the trip up
here for your Father, even though it would have meant so much to him.”
“Of course I
would have come up, if you had bothered to mention it to me. This is just like
you, to blame the whole thing on me.”
I could barely
listen to my Mother as she continued to insult me over the phone. I held the
phone away from my ear. I couldn’t hear the words she was saying but I could
hear the noise of her harsh voice…it made me shudder just hearing the tone.
I took a few
deep breaths…just as my therapist had taught me. Not that I saw a therapist
anymore, after he had tried to seduce me during a therapy session…I guess my
perky breast sticking up as I lay on the couch had simply been too much of a
temptation for him…
I was calm
enough to ask my Mother for the directions and time of the funeral. I hung up
before she could insult me further.
I arrived
finally at my car in the strip club parking lot. I got in, drove home, and
dressed myself up for a funeral. I had a funeral to go to…my own Father’s
funeral.
13. COLTON
Things were
going much better for Colton.
Ever since he
had gotten his new manager, he had enjoyed much more fame. He had done his
first car commercial already, only a week after contracting Cambridge Whitehead
as his manager.
Of course, a
large percentage of the money he was
“Everything you
say?” said Colton. He didn’t much like the sound of that. He liked to do his
own thing, go his own way. It had often gotten him into a lot of trouble. Well,
he thought, maybe it was now time to change his ways. If he really wanted to
advance his career, and get what he wanted, maybe he should finally listen to
someone and do what someone else told him. And who better to listen to than
this Cambridge Whitehead? He sure seemed like he knew what he was doing.
Anyway, after Colton got a little bit more fame, he’d be able to do exactly
what he wanted.
“Anything I
say,” said Cambridge.
“What the
hell,” said Colton. “Sure, you’ve got yourself a deal.”
“Great,” said
Cambridge. “I’ll just need you to sign a contract I have here. It’s a standard
contract I give to all my clients. You can take your time going over it…if you
like you can even take it to a lawyer to have them check over it for you.”
“It’s fine,”
said Colton. “I’m sure it’s fine. Where do I sign?”
“Right here,”
said Cambridge, giving Colton a smile, and giving him a pen.
Colton signed
on the dotted line.
12. KATY
I couldn’t
believe it. My father was dead.
“How did it
happen?” I said.
It was strange
talking on the phone to my Mother after so many years. But she didn’t miss a
beat. It was just like we hadn’t missed a conversation. She didn’t hesitate or
pause before criticizing me, as she had always done all my life…that was
probably why I was so screwed up, why I had so much trouble finding a suitable
lover.
“Well, if you
had been talking to us for the last few years, instead of ignoring us, and
treating us like we weren’t anything to you, you would have known he was
undergoing chemotherapy for aggressive liver cancer.”
“Liver cancer?”
I said, choosing for the moment to ignore the insult. After all, it hadn’t just
been my fault we hadn’t talked. My Mother and Father hadn’t called me either,
or tried to initiate contact in any way.
“He’d been
drinking too much, apparently. Not that you would have known that, or even
cared. Anyway, the funeral is today…”
That was the
final straw for me.
“Today?! How
could you not tell me ahead of time? Why didn’t you call me when he was dying,
so I could have said goodbye? How long was he dying?”
“Oh, honey, he
was sick for years…”
“Years!” I
couldn’t believe it. “Why in the world didn’t you let me know?”
“We thought you
wanted to be left alone, dear. After all, you were always such a sullen and
selfish child…I just couldn’t imagine that you would want to make the trip up
here for your Father, even though it would have meant so much to him.”
“Of course I
would have come up, if you had bothered to mention it to me. This is just like
you, to blame the whole thing on me.”
I could barely
listen to my Mother as she continued to insult me over the phone. I held the
phone away from my ear. I couldn’t hear the words she was saying but I could
hear the noise of her harsh voice…it made me shudder just hearing the tone.
I took a few
deep breaths…just as my therapist had taught me. Not that I saw a therapist
anymore, after he had tried to seduce me during a therapy session…I guess my
perky breast sticking up as I lay on the couch had simply been too much of a
temptation for him…
I was calm
enough to ask my Mother for the directions and time of the funeral. I hung up
before she could insult me further.
I arrived
finally at my car in the strip club parking lot. I got in, drove home, and
dressed myself up for a funeral. I had a funeral to go to…my own Father’s
funeral.
13. COLTON
Things were
going much better for Colton.
Ever since he
had gotten his new manager, he had enjoyed much more fame. He had done his
first car commercial already, only a week after contracting Cambridge Whitehead
as his manager.
Of course, a
large percentage of the money he was
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