Her Scent by Berri Fox

Author:Berri Fox [Fox, Berri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: It's Her Books
Published: 2020-05-09T22:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Ray

As the days go by, Bob is on my ass about Cassie attending the garden party. Every time he passes my desk, he asks if I’ve already told her about it. I keep saying that we just hadn’t gotten around to talking about it since she’s working on new jokes.

That excuses only flew a few times. By the time Thursday rolled around, Bob pretty much gave me an ultimatum. It was I better call Cassie or else type of thing in so many words.

That’s the last straw that broke the poor little travel agent’s back. I finally give in and pick up my phone. Cassie’s number is at the top of my call list so I don’t have to look for very long. It’s one tap and we’re good to go.

It rings. And rings. And rings some more. Until I reach the busy signal.

Cassie doesn’t have voicemail for some reason so there’s no way that I can leave her a message. I glance at the clock on my computer screen. It’s late enough in the day that she should be awake by now.

The last time we spoke, we left each other in good terms. I expected that if I called her, she would answer. What changed from then and now?

Then I stop myself from engaging into a downward spiral. Surely, her not answering isn’t about me. She’s probably just busy.

That’s it, I tell myself. She’s just busy with her act or working out new jokes. When we were at the hotel bar, she told me a little about her process.

When she has a new joke in mind, she’d write it out in a notebook first. She’d look at the language she uses then she’d edit based on what words are better suited to deliver the joke. She also works on the structure and how the joke is put together.

While she was speaking, I found myself in awe of her. She knew her craft and it was clear from how engaged she was that she was passionate about what she did. Then she moved on to what she called workshopping the joke.

That’s when she’d go early to the club and work out her material in front of no one. She explained that shows usually start from 7 p.m. and could go all the way up to 1 a.m. depending on how many comics come to the club. In her case, since she’s what they call in the business a headliner, she gets a slot in the club where people actually pay to see her and she gets a percentage of what they as for at the door.

“Like the time when I first saw you perform,” I said at that time. “They asked me to pay fifty dollars at the door.”

She nodded. “And I get a percentage of that.”

It was so interesting to listen to. The dynamics of being a comedian is so foreign to me. I thought it was getting up on stage and speaking for whatever the length of time they give you.

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