Wanted
“You, Gene, go get Doc Allen!” Aggie said as soon as she had stepped away from Jessie.
“Miss Banks, this is an honor! I never… well, I hope you’ll forgive us our rudeness, we had no idea! Are you filming a movie out here?”
“Miss Banks?” Carl repeated to himself. He knew who she was, he just had no idea this was the sort of reception she would receive. He shook his head and saw Jessie meet his eyes briefly with her own. She smiled, flabbergasted as well, and returned to soaking up the attention.
...Carl snapped out of his shock when Harold pressed a tall glass filled with water into his hand. “Drink up, friend,” he said with a smile. “Sorry about all that, but, you can’t be too careful these days.”
Carl looked at it and then was drinking, trying to take it slowly. It burned going down at first, but once the dust and dryness was washed away it tasted sweeter than the most sugared soda. He forced the glass away, half empty, and saw Harold admiring the actress, who was trying to fight Aggie for the water the woman kept pulling away from her after she took a few sips.MoreLess
“Miss Banks, this is an honor! I never… well, I hope you’ll forgive us our rudeness, we had no idea! Are you filming a movie out here?”
“Miss Banks?” Carl repeated to himself. He knew who she was, he just had no idea this was the sort of reception she would receive. He shook his head and saw Jessie meet his eyes briefly with her own. She smiled, flabbergasted as well, and returned to soaking up the attention.
...Carl snapped out of his shock when Harold pressed a tall glass filled with water into his hand. “Drink up, friend,” he said with a smile. “Sorry about all that, but, you can’t be too careful these days.”
Carl looked at it and then was drinking, trying to take it slowly. It burned going down at first, but once the dust and dryness was washed away it tasted sweeter than the most sugared soda. He forced the glass away, half empty, and saw Harold admiring the actress, who was trying to fight Aggie for the water the woman kept pulling away from her after she took a few sips.MoreLess
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