““Guess what happened today?” She looked at me all bubbly, like she was going to bring out a cupcake or something from behind her back. “Yo, I don’t know what happened today, and I don’t think you should be throwing your television commercial smile at me,” I said. “I am not throwing my television commercial smile at you,” she said. Then, with one motion, she flopped down into a cross-legged sitting position on the floor. “This is my television commercial smile.” Mom’s a model and knows how to ac...t and look pretty. When she threw her television smile at me it was good. The woman was real good, and I could see why she was getting over on the tube. She had been working commercials for the past six months and raking in some heavy paper for a change. We spent it all real fast, but at least we had something to spend. “So what happened today?” I asked. “Two things.” Mom held up two fingers like I wouldn’t have understood the words. “The first was that I tried out for the part of the Gecko’s girlfriend.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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