Fadeaway Girl (2010)
Fadeaway Girl
“Gumbrel was sitting at his desk in the back of the newspaper office.
“I just wanted to run this by you. I called a couple of times, but you weren’t here.” No, I hadn’t. As if the only thing holding up the installment of the story was his not answering the phone. “I need to know what you think of this story line.”
“Shoot.”
When I looked at the little I’d written, I felt disloyal.
“I’m all ears; go ahead.” As if to prove his point, he cupped his hand behind his ear.
I cleared my throat and went a...head: “ ‘The story of the Devereaus doesn’t end here: it doesn’t even begin here.’ ”
Mr. Gumbrel brought his fist down into his hand. “Now that’s good!” He paused. “Sounds a little familiar. But go on.”
I continued with my diagnosis of the Devereaus, not contributing much beyond their “empty lives,” which I repeated in three different ways, at least.
Mr. Gumbrel nodded seriously. “You’re right there. Isabel Devereau—hell, probably none of them had inner resources.MoreLess
“I just wanted to run this by you. I called a couple of times, but you weren’t here.” No, I hadn’t. As if the only thing holding up the installment of the story was his not answering the phone. “I need to know what you think of this story line.”
“Shoot.”
When I looked at the little I’d written, I felt disloyal.
“I’m all ears; go ahead.” As if to prove his point, he cupped his hand behind his ear.
I cleared my throat and went a...head: “ ‘The story of the Devereaus doesn’t end here: it doesn’t even begin here.’ ”
Mr. Gumbrel brought his fist down into his hand. “Now that’s good!” He paused. “Sounds a little familiar. But go on.”
I continued with my diagnosis of the Devereaus, not contributing much beyond their “empty lives,” which I repeated in three different ways, at least.
Mr. Gumbrel nodded seriously. “You’re right there. Isabel Devereau—hell, probably none of them had inner resources.MoreLess
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