Revolting Times: The Pandemic Journals of Nick Twisp II (Youth in Revolt Book 12) by Payne C. D
Author:Payne, C. D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aivia Press
Published: 2020-10-03T00:00:00+00:00
JULY
WEDNESDAY, July 1 â Our neighbor Nubia got the intern job. Since sheâs not an exploitable college student, theyâre paying her a bit more money than Montel got last year. She may work out as another source of info on Almyâassuming I wish to continue torturing myself over that girl. Too bad I detect few signs of that trend abating.
Dad got a gig at The Normandie. Heâs pissed that itâs only for a week and only in the lounge. Treez isnât happy he insists on working during a pandemic, but sheâll be there as his sexy assistant. Theyâre dragging the kids along too. The four of them are driving there tomorrow. Believe it or not, theyâre borrowing Trent Prestonâs motorhome so they donât have to use public restrooms along the way. I expect theyâll be handing it back to Trent with some funky matter in its tanks. They may have to handcuff Teejay to his car seat so he doesnât wreck its fancy interior. Has Dad ever driven such a large beast of a vehicle? He says heâs not worried.
Iâm jealous they get to escape confinement to go to exciting, fun-filled Vegas. Will there be any gamblers for them to entertain? Dad is hoping at least a few brave, non-infectious ones turn up for his act. In his younger days he attracted enthusiastic hordes every night. Meanwhile, Uncle Jake is working up some topical COVID-19 jokes for Dad to sprinkle in his comic patter. (Not an assignment Iâd want.)
Cooper phoned from Manhattan Beach. He said Jackie has peed on the stick and is officially pregnant.
âThatâs nice,â I said. âI think sheâll make a good mom.â
âI hope I donât trip over it and injure it. I think it will be a trial having a baby and not being able to see it.â
âYouâll do fine, Cooper. Plus, youâll have a nanny to do all the heavy lifting and wiping. You have a great excuse for never changing a single diaper. Itâs every dadâs dream.â
âI wonât be able to play catch with it if itâs a boy.â
âI never did that with either of my dads and I turned out semi-OK.â
âWould you say your stepbrother is as good-looking as Otto Jager?â
âUh, probably not quite. Montel, however, does seem to appeal to the ladies, not that that does them much good. Why do you ask?â
âI have to compete against that sexy singsong accent of his. Plus, I can tell heâs doing other business to upstage me.â
âDonât worry, Cooper. As I said before, when youâre in a scene, all eyes are on the blind guy. You have the ultimate weapon for commanding attention. Thatâs why youâre the star of our show.â
âThanks, Nick. Iâm sorry Almy has wiped you from her life. No one is allowed to mention your name around her.â
âIâm coping, Cooper. Some people just feel a need to be vindictive when things donât work out the way they expect.â
Luco left me with a list of groceries to buy. When I was paying at our
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