Vernon Subutex One by Virginie Despentes

Author:Virginie Despentes [Despentes, Virginie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 9780857055408
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2017-06-28T22:00:00+00:00

THE MUSIC IS SICK! THIS GUY’S A GENIUS. ALWAYS TRUST GAËLLE. When they first saw him, everyone thought who is this ageing freak, then he hooks up his iPod – the man’s a fucking God – it’s like holy water in your ears. The Klipsch speakers are pumping out Rod Stewart – this guy is fucking crazy, he’ll play anything, but it works. He’s the Nadia Comăneci of the playlist. After tonight, he’s going to be Kiko’s D.J. in residence. Red Bull and fat rails of coke, clusters of girls start to show up. They’re tipsy, slutty, up for it – just the way we like them after dark. Some dickwad throws up over the pot plants. Kiko grabs the guy’s shoulder and spits in his ear “Get the fuck out of my house, go on, fuck off”, the guy is mumbling something but Kiko shoves him towards the door, he’s not listening. He hates losers who can’t hold their drink. A diaphanous blonde, all skin and bones, is tottering on a pair of freakish heels. She looks like she’s walking on a tightrope. Her shoulder blades stick out, he feels the urge to shatter a bone. Neurons fried. For a second he considers clambering over the terrace rail and throwing himself off. Just for the buzzkill. This morning when he got up, Kiko said to himself: tonight I’m gonna be chilled. He needs to rest, eat Japanese, catch a movie, sleep it off. He’d forgotten he was having a party at his place – he could have cancelled, but that would have taken more effort than letting things ride. Claudia shows up. She’s in Paris doing a cover for Vogue. He likes being surrounded by people who are successful at what they do. They radiate positive energy. She’s brought some of her girlfriends from the photo shoot. Supermodels are “so” last decade. Has beens. There are a dime-a-dozen. Disposable. Even a dog can snag a catwalk model and get her into bed. He finds this thought amusing and immediately tweets it. He’s in a twitter war with Jé, who’s in Shanghai – what time is it there, what is he doing posting at this hour: “I’m studying the green of my vomit”, with twitpic evidence. Sick. Who knows what the fuck he’s doing over there. Other than making himself sick. Ever since the last Bond movie, Kiko’s been planning to go to Shanghai. Not for work – he wants to have time to get out of the hotel. Get a feel for the city. But he doesn’t have the time. Story of his life. You spend your time working your arse off to earn serious cash, but to spend it you need some sort of work–life balance. And in his line of work, there’s no such thing. His job is speed. People outside the business don’t understand. They think he analyses companies, but he’s a sprinter. He reacts in a hundredth of a second, moves at the speed of the technology.

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