Summer in the City by Fracaswell Hyman

Author:Fracaswell Hyman [Hyman, Fracaswell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sterling Children's Books

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Lunching in the Magic Bubble

The rude chauffeur turned out not to be rude after all. He asked me if I’d like a bottled water, told me to call him Josh, and then raised the tinted glass that separated the back of the SUV from the front. Immediately, Gabriel Faust started asking me a zillion questions.

“Where are you from? How old are you? How did you get started in the business? Who do you live with? How do you like New York? What else have you done? What kind of movies do you like? Do you like to read? Watch TV? Travel? Who’s your favorite star?”

“Um . . . you and Beyoncé.”

“Oh Bey, she’s great. The best. So much fun to hang with.”

“You know Beyoncé?”

“Yeah. Bey and Jay are like family, you know?”

I could NOT believe I was sitting next to someone who actually knew the queen of everything that mattered to me! My heart started racing, but I didn’t want to geek out in front of him, so I took a deep breath, counted to ten, and calmed myself before speaking again. “How did you meet them?”

“I think it was at the Grammys. I wasn’t nominated, but I was presenting. It was a pain, but you know, something you just have to do in the biz. The after-parties are dope. They make it all worthwhile, you know?”

“No . . . not really. I’ve never been to an after-party. Actually, I’ve never even been to a before party.”

“Well, stick with me and you’ll get to go to lots of places you’ve never been before. You know what they say, right?”

“I don’t think so . . .”

“Of course you do!” Gabriel Faust lifted his chin, widened his eyes, and cocked his head to the side just the way he used to do when he was a little kid on TV, and then he said it: “Brats rule, fools drool!”

I was stunned for a second, and then I thought I’d better laugh or clap or something. So I did both. I laughed and clapped and that seemed to make Gabriel Faust very happy as he took seated bows. “Works every time. Like magic!” he said.

About twenty minutes later, the SUV pulled up to the curb, and Josh hurried to open the door. I stepped out and looked around. We were on an almost deserted street, with a lot of old storefronts and warehouses, and none of them looked like a restaurant. Gabriel Faust stepped out after me, put on his huge sunglasses, and took my hand. “This way.”

He led me to a dry cleaner. You know, where people take their clothes to get laundered. A bell above the door jingled as we walked in, and a woman with piercings in her ears, nose, and lips stepped out from behind a rack of clothes.

“Are we picking up your laundry?” I whispered.

Gabriel Faust lowered his head and looked at me over his huge sunglasses. “You’re so funny. I love you!” Right away, I knew this wasn’t love the way TJ had said it.

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