Matheson, Richard - Woman by Matheson Richard

Author:Matheson, Richard [Matheson, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Horror, Horror - General, Fiction - General, Los Angeles (Calif.)
ISBN: 9781887368759
Publisher: Gauntlet Pr
Published: 2005-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

11:39 A.M.

"I don't know what to think," Liz said.

She and David were sitting on the living room sofa in their pajamas, having coffee and pastries. On the radio, a Mozart symphony was playing softly.

"I don't either," David admitted. "It's damn strange though. What happened to Val, what happened to Charlie. I just can't make myself believe this girl had anything to do with either occurrence. And then to find out that she doesn't live in this building at all. It's too bizarre."

"It is," Liz agreed. "I keep thinking of the look on her face. Blind terror."

"Well, that's not surprising. She is disturbed in some way we can't possibly evaluate. What happened to your brother and Charlie probably terrified her."

"I suppose," Liz said, "what happened to Charlie isn't that surprising though, the way he eats and drinks, his being over-weight. It's what happened to Val that really disturbs me."

"Have you spoken to him this morning?"

"He didn't answer his phone. I left a message." She sighed deeply. "Anyway, let's forget about what happened. I'd like to talk about the show again. "It would have been nice if we'd been able to pick up those three Emmys in person."

"I know," he sympathized. "I'm really sorry about that. You deserved to be there."

"Even though the show is drivel?" she asked, her voice tightened.

"Let's not go back to that again," he said.

"I think we should go back to that," Liz disagreed. "What you don't seem to realize—and never have—" she cut off his attempted objection—"is that I am fully aware—as all of us are, that Country Boy is basically designed for morons. Morons who create a nice healthy rating though. Morons whose votes got us three damn Emmys."

"I am aware of that, Liz," David said. "But what you don't seem to be aware of—or more likely, refuse to admit—is that the premise of the series is the denigration of women."

"Oh, come on David," Liz said with a faint smile. "You're making too much of it."

"Liz, Country Boy constantly makes fools of women. Really, I'm amazed at the show's ratings considering that a large proportion of the viewers has to be women."

"David, come on" Liz said. "The show is childlike. Country Boy is an idiot. If he demeans women, it only reflects on him, makes him look stupid, not the women he makes fun of."

David shrugged. "I still don't understand your acceptance of the show. You of all people."

"It doesn't bother me, David, because I'm above it," she said. "I'm successful. I make good money. I'm acquiring more and more influence in the business. That's enough for me. Who gives a damn what the show's about? I'll leave it when something better comes along. That's how much I think of Country Boy."

David sighed. "Okay," he said.

Liz bristled at his tone. "It's perfectly all right for a man to make money any way he pleases," she said accusingly. "No one questions that."

"I question it," David told her.

"All right, you're an exception. Congratulations," she said coolly. "The point is—I'm making it in a chauvinistic world.

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