Sold Out by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780307564405
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Published: 2003-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

Monday, June 2

Willy came over to talk to my parents tonight. I can already see that my dad’s getting pretty excited about the whole thing, especially after talking about it to his friend Ron Stephensen (a music professor at the college who’s always believed in Redemption’s possibilities), but for whatever reason, my mom’s still holding back.

“This is quite an opportunity,” said Willy after he explained the basic deal to my parents. “No guarantees, but the experience itself is invaluable and could lead to something else.”

“And the music company is paying for everything?” my mom asked for what seemed like the sixth time.

Willy nodded. “You bet. Eric Green thinks these girls have the right stuff. And he’s fairly high up there at Omega. Still, it’s a joint decision, and the president has the final say.”

“Let’s say that Omega does like the band,” continued my mom. “What does that really mean? What kind of a contract are we talking about? Is it really worth all this fuss?”

“Do you know much about the music industry, Mrs. Killer?”

She smiled politely. “You can call me Joy.”

“Joy.” He smiled back. “Do you know much about the industry?”

She shook her head.

“Well, the girls won’t be instant millionaires, but it’s not peanuts either.”

“It’s all a little overwhelming,” said my dad, then he grinned. “But if Chloe can handle it, then I suppose we can too.”

“Like I said—” Willy shook his head as if still taking it in himself—“it’s an amazing opportunity. And even though the odds are still stacked against them for making it really big, those odds are still a whole lot better than winning the lottery.”

“So, who wants to go to Nashville with me?” I asked.

Mom frowned. “That’s not a very good week for me to be gone from work, Chloe. There’s a big case and—”

“No problem,” said Dad. “I’d love to go!” “Really?”

He nodded. “School’s out next week. And I’ve got vacation time.”

“What exactly do you do, Stan?” asked Willy. “I know you work at the local college.”

“He’s the dean of admissions,” I said proudly.

“It’s not as if I have the whole summer off, but I can certainly take some vacation time off for this.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

“Thank you, Chloe.” He reached over and squeezed my shoulder. “I’m looking forward to it.”

And for the first time since I scored the winning soccer goal back in seventh grade, it felt like Dad was actually proud of me. Really proud. And that was so cool. Still, I can’t figure Mom. It’s as though she’s not even excited. It almost feels as if she’d like the whole thing to just blow over. It’s weird.

LESS THAN PERFECT

life’s not supposed to be perfect

i know this

there’s always something…

like your cool new shoes

wear a blister on your toe

or your bike has a flat

when you’re ready to go

or you get a big zit

before your first date

or fall on your face

after doing something great

there’s always something

i know this

i just wish that sometimes

everything would be perfect

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