Winner Take All
“Framed posters from previous galas only partly hid the water-stained walls. The ceiling bowed slightly above Kedrick’s desk. The carpet was time-grayed and stained. The furnishings were functional and cheerless.
Kedrick Lloyd was a cadaver in tailored summer blue. His lion’s mane of silver hair framed a face that had been sucked dry of all juices, all muscle, all tone. His skin slumped such that the edges of his eyes and mouth folded into constant disapproval. He did not rise at Kirsten’s entry.... “Illness has a few benefits, Ms. Stansted. One is the opportunity to do away with many senseless courtesies.”
He was obviously expecting her to take offense, which is why Kirsten gave no indication she had even heard. As she crossed the carpet toward him, there was a knock on the door behind her. “A moment, Kedrick?”
“Sorry, Maestro, I have a visitor.”
Nonetheless the heavyset gentleman slipped inside. “A second, then. I am rehearsing the full orchestra. Stanley phoned me during our break.MoreLess
Kedrick Lloyd was a cadaver in tailored summer blue. His lion’s mane of silver hair framed a face that had been sucked dry of all juices, all muscle, all tone. His skin slumped such that the edges of his eyes and mouth folded into constant disapproval. He did not rise at Kirsten’s entry.... “Illness has a few benefits, Ms. Stansted. One is the opportunity to do away with many senseless courtesies.”
He was obviously expecting her to take offense, which is why Kirsten gave no indication she had even heard. As she crossed the carpet toward him, there was a knock on the door behind her. “A moment, Kedrick?”
“Sorry, Maestro, I have a visitor.”
Nonetheless the heavyset gentleman slipped inside. “A second, then. I am rehearsing the full orchestra. Stanley phoned me during our break.MoreLess
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