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Chapter 39
CHAPTER 39
M
MOM
I have to say this again. I really don’t think going to Las Vegas is a good idea.
M
MADDY
You don’t think anything I’m doing is a good idea
EB
EMILY BANKS
I’m sorry Mad but I have to agree with mom on this one
M
MADDY
Thx Judas
EB
EMILY BANKS
I’m worried about u
You seem revved up
M
MADDY
I haven’t even seen you since Xmas
EB
EMILY BANKS
You posted like thirty random clips to ur Instagram story last night at two am
M
MADDY
I had a midnight show
It’s hard to get to sleep right away
And they weren’t random
It’s called PR
Hustle
Business savvy
M
MOM
It might be called hypomania.
M
MADDY
You just want to diagnose my decisions and say I’m crazy
M
MOM
You’re not seeing what we see, and that makes me think you’re headed for trouble.
We . Maddy hates that her mother has recruited Emily to her side. They’re ganging up on her. Her mother only got to Emily because she’s vulnerable. She’s had some cramping and breakthrough bleeding, and her obstetrician put her on bed rest.
Yes, Maddy’s been sleeping less, but that’s because she’s had a bunch of late shows and she’s super excited about Vegas. She feels like a little kid before Christmas. Who can go straight to sleep on the eve of the best day ever? No one. That’s normal. There’s nothing here to discuss.
M
MADDY
I see a kickass opportunity and I’m taking it
M
MOM
You seem to be forgetting everything that’s happened and if you won’t listen then you’re just going to keep repeating the same hell over and over.
M
MADDY
Says the woman who had three children
Maddy explodes with laughter. She assumes her mother isn’t laughing, that she doesn’t find this one bit funny. Her mother wouldn’t know funny if it peed in her Pellegrino.
M
MOM
I think it’s a mistake to go.
M
MADDY
Really?? You hadn’t made that point clear
EB
EMILY BANKS
Please don’t go
There will be other opportunities I promise
M
MADDY
I’m going
Thx for the love and support
BYEEEE!!!
Her bag is packed. Her ten-minute set is tight. Her flight is on time. She orders an Uber to the airport. Her phone pings, and the notification says Kassa will be here in a gray Kia Sportage in three minutes.
She’s going to Vegas, baby!
