Troubled Waters by Cole Jerry
Author:Cole, Jerry [Cole, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-03-16T16:00:00+00:00
Part Two - Chapter Ten
Darren spent the rest of his summer in Philadelphia, at his mother’s. He and Melissa had been working around the clock to prepare for the concert. In only two weeks he would need to be back at the college for the beginning of the new term. He was doing all he could to get Melissa and Loretta up to speed so they could handle all the rest of the details by themselves.
The library had turned into a war room. They’d taken on several temporary staff members to help with the logistics of organizing such a large event. Darren also had insisted they hire Linda Spencer Events, a concert promoter who knew all the right people to contact to get things done expeditiously. It was no small matter, synchronizing a worldwide televised concert and coordinating and housing their list of finicky A-list talent.
The concert was scheduled for October first, and that meant Darren would once again see Ness. No matter how stressful all of this was, this was the one thing that kept Darren sane and focused. Of course, Darren and Ness had spoken or Skyped, but it was not frequent enough because of their busy schedules. And even when they did connect, it was, more often than not, a quick hello-goodbye.
Fortunately, Darren had been able to speak regularly with his old buddy, Reggie.
“Don’t you dare,” Reggie squealed on the phone.
“But I have to. I have no other choice,” Darren insisted.
“But she’s atrocious. She can’t sing Bicycle Built for Two without drooling.”
“But she’s a living legend and a grand supporter of environmental issues. How could we not invite her?
“Well, I may take exception to your characterization of her as living. I hear they have to prop her up against the scenery or the furniture every time she performs.”
“Oh Reggie, you don’t know that. You just make these things up to be scandalous.”
“Well, maybe just a little.” He giggled. “But tell me, have you spoken to the boy?”
“Only occasionally, I’m afraid. We’re both just swamped. He’s traveling everywhere these days. We were so lucky to book him early; if we tried to get him now, he’d be booked solid.”
“I can’t wait to meet him. Will he come up to Sanderson for a visit?”
Darren sighed. “I hope so. Every time I try and pin him down to a commitment he hedges. It seems he has no control over even his personal schedule anymore. Everything has to go through his manager.”
“I’ve seen his website and his Twitter feed. That man is outrageous. He has more followers than God in all his incarnations.”
“It worries me, Reggie.” Darren sounded perplexed. “He seems to be changing, and I don’t know what that means. I saw him in a video clip he’d posted and, to be quite honest, he seemed like a little snot.”
“Oooh, Darren. Beware. Fame and fortune can be corrosive handmaidens.”
“Handmaidens? Really? Come on, Reggie.”
“Well, the twenty-first century version of same.”
“I will take that under advisement, and be certain not to pursue too much fame and fortune.
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