Ticket 1207 by Robin Alexander

Author:Robin Alexander [Alexander, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Intaglio Publications
Published: 2014-12-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“Was it romantic? Did you have a good time? Are you gonna see her again? Did you get naked?” Rene asked as she came tearing through the door the next morning.

Jill didn’t look up from the bracelet she was working on. “Yes, yes, yes, and no.”

“Oh, you’re so lucky.” Rene took off her coat and sighed. “I love first dates. I try to make Nadia ask me out like we’re going on our first date, but she says, ‘We’ve been together for eight years, Rene. If you want to play pretend, dress up like a maid and clean the house.”’ Rene threw up her hands. “Who wants to pretend to clean? I might as well really mop, and we all know that isn’t gonna happen. What’re you working on?”

Jill hunched over her pad. “I’m not done, don’t look at it.”

Rene’s eyes sparkled as she asked, “Is it for me?”

“Shawn.”

“The woman is hot, but she’s destructive and goofy. She’s just gonna break it like she does everything else.”

Jill smiled. “I don’t think so.”

Rene walked over to the window. “Theo’s got a new sign, it says, ‘Want a gift that’s unique? I’ve got something that’ll make her shriek. Shrunken heads half off.” Rene was silent for a moment. “Do you think that means the heads are half off the bodies or they’re on sale?”

Jill sighed and continued to attach charms to the bracelet.

“She’s coming over, and she has presents! I didn’t get her anything,” Rene said in a panic as she looked around.

“Merry Christmas, fools,” Theo announced as she walked in clad in a red dress and matching turban. She set a wrapped package on the counter in front of Rene, then strode over to where Jill sat and put one in front of her. “Open these right now.”

Jill’s brow rose as she regarded the present. “I’m afraid, and, Theo, my mind has been elsewhere, I didn’t get you anything. I’m sorry.”

“I did!” Rene pranced over with a display holder for rings, it had a little bow around it.

“Well, look at that, my own felt-covered finger. I’ll put it on my mantel.” Theo kissed Rene’s cheek. “Thank you, baby.”

Rene’s eyes went wide. “Do you live down in the swamp in an old wooden house?”

“Rene,” Jill said indignantly.

“Don’t fuss at her.” Theo put a hand on Rene’s arm. “You should come see it sometime. It’s always surrounded by fog comin’ off the water. I got me a gator as a watchdog.”

Jill stared at the chicken foot dangling outside of Theo’s dress. “Marie been on the warpath this morning?”

Theo nodded. “She in a mood. Marie ain’t never liked the holidays.” She lowered her voice to a whisper. “’Cause she’s cheap.”

Rene opened her gift and held up a typical drinking glass. “Thank you, Theo,” she said, looking even more confused than usual.

“That’s a spirit glass, got a spell on it. You get a ghost in yo house that’s actin’ up, you tell it to go in there, then cover the top with foil.”

“Oh,” Rene said reverently as she stared at it.

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