Paradise Island by Sam Golbach & Colby Enterprises

Author:Sam Golbach & Colby Enterprises [Sam & Enterprises, Colby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682619506
Publisher: Permuted
Published: 2020-09-15T22:01:51+00:00

14

COLBY

Two hours.

That was how long they’d have to wait for the tow truck to arrive. Colby convinced himself he could last two hours sitting at Georgia’s dinner table, eating the meal she made (which was pretty damn good) if he just focused on the positive. On the cool architecture, the cozy ambience of the log crackling in the fireplace, expensive tapestries, Hawaiian steel guitar music playing from some hidden source, and strange but interesting artifacts all over the house.

It wasn’t what they could see about the house that felt unnerving, it was what they couldn’t. The feeling of somebody watching them, even now while having casual dinner, unsettled him. Was this house haunted, or was the last day’s stress getting to him?

Colby polished off his plate, downed two different desserts, one with strawberries and another with chocolate and peanut butter, both made by Georgia. Witch or no witch, Georgia could cook, and thankfully the food wasn’t made from children who’d gotten lost in the woods. And if it was, well, then, children were delicious.

Soon, the questions came, the usual ones people asked after they’d gained enough confidence to ask. How did YouTube work? How did they make money from that? Were their online personas true to their real personalities, or were they acting? Georgia’s curiosity about their careers had been piqued, and as well-fed, trapped guests, they had no choice but to answer.

Colby wiped his mouth with a cloth napkin. “That’s the real us. For the most part. We’re goofy, weird, nerdy, but that’s what our followers love about us, that we’re genuine with them.”

Georgia nodded with interest. “I love that,” she said. “What they see is what they get.”

“Exactly.” Colby looked at Sam to let him know it was his turn to deal with Georgia.

Sam picked up the cue and nodded. Their duo interview, which they’d been perfecting for the last year, was flawless. “But there’s a lot of work involved, too,” Sam added. “We spend hours a day editing our videos, answering fan messages, stuff the public might take for granted.”

Georgia polished off what had to be her fourth glass of wine. Any moment now, she’d be levitating. “I see. And has living in L.A. given you boys the chance to network? Meet any Hollywood directors? Because I can see that being the next, natural step—making movies.”

“Not yet, but we’re getting there, a little bit at a time,” Sam replied, checking the time on his phone. Only forty-five minutes had gone by.

“Have you met Francis Ford Coppola or Jordan Peele?” Her eyebrows raised.

Colby’s ears perked up. Jordan Peele’s Get Out was one of his favorite horror movies of all time. The slow-burning dread, the social commentary… “No, we wish.”

“Oh, well they’re personal friends of mine. Somewhere there’s a photo of me in this very house with both of them,” Georgia said proudly. “I’ll see if I can find it for you.”

Whoa, what? She knew Jordan Peele personally? And Francis Ford Coppola was a big name, too. Maybe coming

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