The Black Sheep by Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout

Author:Yvonne Collins & Sandy Rideout [Collins, Yvonne & Rideout, Sandy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781989303054
Published: 2018-12-12T06:00:00+00:00

Max and Mona made only one special request when they agreed to participate in The Black Sheep, and that was for Sunday dinner to be a camera-free event. Judy and crew have respected this request, but after discovering Mitch and me in the jellyfish exhibit, she had no intention of releasing her prey without a few good stings. Over Mona’s objections, she invited herself for a vegetarian feast and brought Bob along to document the occasion.

“So, Kendra,” she begins in her singsong, ha-ha-I’m-about-to-drop-a-bomb-on-you voice. “Are you excited about going home tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow?” I say, trying to disguise the panic in my voice. She can’t pull the plug on this now. My life is just beginning to heat up—in more ways than one. “I have a whole week to go. Plus, you said these things usually hang over.”

“I did say that, but your endless complaints haven’t fallen on deaf ears, kiddo. I made a few calls and busted you out of here early.” She takes a huge gulp of wine and dabs at the edges of her mouth with an otter napkin. “You can thank me later.”

I’m sure it’s no coincidence that the minute I start to enjoy myself, Judy has to shake it up again in the endless search for conflict.

“You don’t have enough footage for the final shows,” I point out.

“I’ve got loads of footage in the bank. We’ll be fine.”

“What about Maya? She’s having a great time and I’m sure she doesn’t want to come home early.”

“Maybe we’ll have you both in New York for a bit. I’m still working out the details.”

I look around the table for support, but everyone appears to be in shock, especially Mitch. “I can’t go yet,” I say.

“Why not?” She grins around her wine glass at Mitch. “What’s changed?”

“What’s changed is Team Fourteen. I’ve never been involved in a project like this before, and I want to see it through.”

“You mean, Team Lost Cause. You can’t honestly believe that motley crew is going to convince a prestigious golf club to rearrange its multimillion-dollar designer fairway because of a couple of dead seals?”

“That’s exactly what I believe. Except for the fact that it’s otters.” The more Judy disses Team 14, the more determined I am to do whatever it takes to prove her wrong.

Max raps his fork against the table. “You tell her, honey.”

“You’re welcome to stay here even after filming is done,” Mona says.

I smile with relief. “Then I’ll be here a while longer.”

Judy punches some buttons into the phone and hands it to me. “Let’s get your parents’ permission,” she says.

“Do you mind if I take this upstairs? It’s a private conver—”

“Zoom in,” Judy tells Bob.

My mother picks up at the other end, and with a last desperate look at Mitch, I say, “Hi, Mom, it’s Kendra.”

“Kendra?” She sounds confused.

“Kendra Bishop—your daughter.”

Judy grabs the phone and presses speaker so that Bob’s mike can pick up both sides of the conversation.

Meanwhile, my father comes on the extension. “Is everything all right, Kendra? You’re not supposed to call, are you?”

“It’s okay, Dad, I have permission to break the rules.

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