[Jenna's] Gang of Deadheads by Paul Atreides

Author:Paul Atreides [Atreides, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-21T23:00:00+00:00

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By 2:00 A.M., with Davy, Versace, and Diane ensconced in another room, everyone returned to their respective suites. Jenna stood on the balcony overlooking the city, a glass of wine in hand, tumbling the day’s events over and over in her mind. It had been an accident, a pure accident. But how would she convince Nancy? Or this Jason who appeared to infuse such terror in the dead? According to Tommy that would be paramount to staying alive. It always unnerved her to hear the dead refer to this existence as living, and remembering his words sent a visible shiver through her.

To give her time to gather her thoughts enough to tell him what had happened, Marvin watched her from his vantage point stretched out on the couch. Noticing the shiver, he rose and went out. He placed his jacket around her shoulders and drew her close. “It’ll be okay, kiddo.”

Jenna turned into his chest and wept. “Oh, Marv, I wish.”

He kissed the top of her head, then lifted her face with a finger under the chin and kissed her; a soft, gentle kiss. “Can you tell me what happened?”

She nestled into him and remained silent for a long time, gazing out at the miles of glittering lights. “You’re going to hate me,” she stated in a quiet voice, and told him the whole story. At the end she said, “I know I always accused you of being bullheaded, stubborn, and arrogant. Who’s the arrogant one now? Oh, God, Marv, I messed up. I really messed things up this time, didn’t I?”

“Tommy’ll figure something out.” He led her inside, helped her undress, and tucked her into bed.

She tossed and turned for a long time, her mind swirling with different scenarios, different arguments, different punishments. Realizing she’d been disturbing him, she turned her back to Marvin, heaved a long sigh forcing her body to relax, and lay still.

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