Thumbsucker (2012)
“Audrey decided to enter—as a joke, she said. First prize was a “Miami dream date” with the actor Don Johnson, “America’s swingingest vice cop.” The package included round-trip airfare, deluxe accommodations, a Palm Beach shopping spree, and dinner and drinks at a South Beach nightclub. Audrey said Mike would go crazy if she won.
The whole idea spooked me. I wanted her to lose.
One afternoon while Mike was at work demonstrating a new wide-bodied tennis racket that he’d won the exclusive regional... rights to, Audrey sat at the kitchen table with a legal pad and a violet Flair pen. Instead of starting her essay, she doodled circles and swirls and diamond shapes and gazed at Johnson’s picture on the Knox box. He had dimples. His hair was a sweaty, devilish mess. He reminded me of photos I’d seen of Mike during his playing days at Michigan, except that Johnson’s eyes were narrower. The man looked untrustworthy, dangerous. A threat.
When Audrey’s coffee cooled, she poured a fresh cup, and then let that cup cool.MoreLess
The whole idea spooked me. I wanted her to lose.
One afternoon while Mike was at work demonstrating a new wide-bodied tennis racket that he’d won the exclusive regional... rights to, Audrey sat at the kitchen table with a legal pad and a violet Flair pen. Instead of starting her essay, she doodled circles and swirls and diamond shapes and gazed at Johnson’s picture on the Knox box. He had dimples. His hair was a sweaty, devilish mess. He reminded me of photos I’d seen of Mike during his playing days at Michigan, except that Johnson’s eyes were narrower. The man looked untrustworthy, dangerous. A threat.
When Audrey’s coffee cooled, she poured a fresh cup, and then let that cup cool.MoreLess
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