STORY "A Pretty Face" - Chapter Four
Todd
Marin’s House
Later that evening, Zoe is
speaking to Annie on the phone.
“…so say to him, “I’m the editor
of Yes! Magazine and can you interview Todd Marin?” Zoe telss Annie.
“Todd Marin!” Annie says. “But he
throws gossip magazine reporters out of his house!”
“I know!” Zoe says, laughing,
“And I want to stand outsside his house and watch Todd Marrin throw Mike
Morrison out!
The next morning, Mike goes to
Todd Marin’s house. It is a big house, and there are lots of bushes and tall
trees in front of it.
“I don’t like Yes! Magazine very
much, but this is an important interview.” Mike thinks. And perhaps I can talk
to Todd Marin about my play (Mike is writing a play for television).
He walks up to the front door of
the house. He is carrying his notebook and he has a fist of questions to ask
the playwright. But he is a little afraid of the famous man.
Zoe follows Mike to Todd marin’s
house. She is careful and she follows Mike very quietly. Zoe is acting the part
of Kate lawson again. She has a black wig over her hair and she is wearing
glasses.
She hides behind one of the
bushes in front of Todd Marin’s house and watches Mike go to the front door, it
is A big, dark house.
“This is funny.” She thinks, smiling.
When Todd Marin opens the door of
his house. Mike begins to talk quickly, “Hello Mr.Marin.” he says. “I’m Mike
Morrison, I’m a student at Newport College, and I want to write plays.”
“Do yo?” Todd Marin says.
“And I write reviews in the
Newport Weekly News.” Mike tells him.
“What do you want from me?” Todd
Marin asks.
“Can I ask you some questions?”
Mike says.
“Why?” Marin asks, “is it for the
Newport Weekly News?”
“That’s a difficult question.
What do I do now?” Mike thinks. Do I tell him a lie. Or do I tell him the
truth.
The after a second or two, he
says, “It…it’s for Tes! Magazine, listen. I know it’s a stupid magazine, but…”
“Come into the house,” Todd Marin
says suddenly.
_to be continued
