Ghosts of Chinatown by Wesley Robert Lowe

Author:Wesley Robert Lowe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: psychological supernatural thriller ghosts chinese, psychological
Publisher: Wesley Lowe Media
Published: 2013-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

Todd is lying flat on top of the grand piano at the Double Stars Theater stage.

Jasmine is beside the piano putting on her clothes. “Your turn to do something for me.”

Todd gets off the piano. “What do you mean by ‘do something for me.’ You didn’t like that? Come on. Admit it. It was great, wasn’t it?”

“If we ever got caught doing this, that would be the end of it for me.”

“Or they might want you to do more.”

“You white guys have only one thing on your mind.”

“Yeah, I know. It’s the same thing as Chinese women… What do you want me to do?”

“You know what.”

“I told you already. “No. I just can’t do it.”

“Todd, you must. Acting is not much different than music. Musicians play music, actors play the role.”

“But to be real, you have to do more than play.”

“Then be real.”

Jasmine piles a huge number of sheets of paper into a flowerpot in the middle of the stage.

Todd shakes his head. “This is such a bad idea. Let’s just do another read-through.”

“We’ve read through it forty-seven times. Reading isn’t going to help. I’ve got to act it out.”

“Forty-eight is going to make it better.”

“You don’t know what I’m up against. This is the best role I have ever seen. Every actress in China wants it. If you love me, you must do it.”

“It’s insanity.”

“It’s the real world. I need it and I can’t take it any further just with a read.”

Jasmine lights the paper with a match and the fire begins to flame.

Todd is freaked as the flames leap up. “The theater is going to burn down.”

“It will not. My father taught me what to do.”

“Yeah, but your dad is a million miles away.”

“We must set the mood. Nothing will go wrong if we are careful.”

“It’ll hurt you, Jasmine. Really hurt.”

“Haven’t you learned anything?”

“There is a fine line between reality and illusion and the boundary gets crossed all the time.”

“That’s right and if it doesn’t, it won’t be authentic.”

She partially smothers the fire with a rag and the smoldering flames begin to fill the stage with smoke.

“We’re not going to do this, Jasmine.”

“You don’t want to help me because of Vicky. You want her to get the role. I’m just your sex toy.” She starts crying.

“Jasmine, Vicky and I are just friends. I forgot about her when I met you. Friends?”

“Men cannot be friends with Vicky. You of all people should know that.”

Todd holds her. “There’s nobody but you, Jasmine.”

“You think I’m stupid? How many women have you used that line on?”

Jasmine breaks off from Todd. She folds her arms and taps her foot. “I’ll tell you a secret if you do as I ask.”

“What do you mean? We don’t have secrets between each other.”

Jasmine mocks Todd in a cutesy girly voice. “What do you mean? What do you mean?”

Todd looks at Jasmine, then loses it. He picks up a metronome off the piano and takes a swing at Jasmine, knocking her down.

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