Maybe the Moon
“ONE WEEK AND TWO DAYS AFTER THE lunch at Icon, Leonard finally called. I don’t much feel like writing about our conversation, but I’ll do it, anyway—in the interest of thoroughness, if nothing else.
“Doll.”
“Leonard.”
“How are you doing?”
“Swell.”
“Terrific. Look, this thing is on.”
“What thing?”
“The thing I told you about. You free a week from Saturday?”
A low-grade dread began to seep through my system like pale-green poison. Blockbuster musicals are not gener...ally described as being “a week from Saturday.” I sat down on the floor, took a deep, cleansing breath, and collected myself. “Just tell me what it is, Leonard, and I’ll tell you if I can do it.”
He didn’t answer right away, obviously conscious of my fragile state. “OK…how does this grab you?MoreLess
“Doll.”
“Leonard.”
“How are you doing?”
“Swell.”
“Terrific. Look, this thing is on.”
“What thing?”
“The thing I told you about. You free a week from Saturday?”
A low-grade dread began to seep through my system like pale-green poison. Blockbuster musicals are not gener...ally described as being “a week from Saturday.” I sat down on the floor, took a deep, cleansing breath, and collected myself. “Just tell me what it is, Leonard, and I’ll tell you if I can do it.”
He didn’t answer right away, obviously conscious of my fragile state. “OK…how does this grab you?MoreLess
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