The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters by Chip Kidd

Author:Chip Kidd [Kidd, Chip]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 0060507403
Amazon: B000FBJGY0
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2014-03-02T16:00:00+00:00

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We staggered into the hallway, slow with relief. Hims looked at her watch. “Well, that was a hoot. Sort of like the McCarthy hearings, only without the laughs.” She opened her bag. “Thanks for all the advance notice on your little plan. Next time you want to saw me in half, try putting me in a box first, Mandrake.”

“And NEXT time you steal one of my ideas, remind me to KILL you first!” I said the words “next” and “kill” way too loudly. Screaming. She pivoted. It was more of a release than anything else—I was immediately sorry.

“I didn't steal it!” Her eyes met mine for a brief standoff, then darted back to her purse. “You left that idea squealing on my doorstep!” She took out her compact and started to retouch her warpaint. “I just took it in and gave it a teat to draw from—improved on it immensely, ha ha.” Eyes to the sky. “For all the good it did. Christ, I'm melting. Dying for a beer. Let's beat it.”

“Where's Maybelle, is she alright?”

“She's in the can, wringing out her face. C'mon, pull your oar, before she tries to climb into our lifeboat.” She was off. I trailed after her, helpless to do anything else. Was there ever any choice but to follow? After all, the lifeboat was ours . . .

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