Chapter 3 - The Haunted Soda
ConversazioniThe Haunted Soda: A Yarn in 3 Parts by the Literati of LT
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the door handle and turns
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whistles an unknown exotic melody.
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to get out of this
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or pray. God knows what."
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so better start kneeling," she
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but missed Lola, and finally
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the mysterious chant erupted: "Fanta!"
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who rolled her eyes at
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quick wink and proceeded to
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conspire without me. The leatherbound
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leather purse. Mary and Lola
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of a distinctly cop-like timbre
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to look for the gold
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and hair strands, dust balls
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the window yawned and wind
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-blown leaves danced in the
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echoed in the room. I
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make any move and be
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me accidentally with his moustache.
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echoing in a moire-esque
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the bellboy, with a telegram
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"Pineapple's best,
grape we detest.
grape we detest.
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Oranges we adore,
my mi amor
my mi amor
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Try strawberry,
but be wary
but be wary
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"What?" "Is this a clue?"
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"No, it's a TV jingle,"
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"Jingle?! A goddamn clue please!"
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majestically into the cluttered room.
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posed for those embarrassing photographs
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; from National Geographic to GQ,
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caught red-handed by the Senator
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who wanted my diary which
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contained scenes full of racy
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, Mary-drenched nights and hangover-infested mornings.
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with page 132, detailing his
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handed Mary a flamingo-printed tissue.
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"Nice tissue," admired Mary as
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bed, covered with dust and
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I said. "Wanna come, Lola?"
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Navigate us out of here!"
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Knowing the Senator's plane was
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head for the river where
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a speedboat would be waiting.
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and the parade filled streets
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--too bewildering. "We need a
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then shrugged, "The Governor's Mansion."
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into politics. Its called Papayas.
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Actually, I think that might
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"You can hide upstairs in
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unexpectedly. Try not to make
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eagle. When he's hungry, he
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ribs, caviar, pate`, and taramasalata.
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We headed to Papayas. I
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the Polish zither this time.
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, we ran into the bouncer
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Lola rubbed her upper lip
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and glared. "Sam, you're on
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or . . . " Sam screamed, lunging backward
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, ready to bash him on
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exquisite pain and lurid bruises.
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The nightclub, dark and quiet
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in this relatively early hour
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Cups, glasses, and elongated bottles
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ominously glittered in the dim
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hidden behind an impetuous palm.
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Smiling, she removed a DVD
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it in the zither's slot.
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I love our inside jokes.
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grabbed the DVD and hooted, "
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know all the Senator's secrets."
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Lola looked at him with
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mild revulsion. "You nosey jerk.
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Beatles dirge--Paperback Writer. Smithers
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started weeping. "I always cry
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when I hear music that
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fiction has the same effect
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as bad bourbon. It lowers
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your self-esteem, your self-
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; the thoughts tumbled in my head
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tepid madrigal by amateurs, then
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Smithers, when all I wanted
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"Fanta! Fanta! Can't you see
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glanced hopefully towards the bar
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cocktail pitcher, "Drinks on me!"
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"Then pay up!" said Lola.
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The zither music thankfully ended
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in the air, but the
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So did the Fanta's fizz.
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and pleasant in the heat
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the front door carefully and
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led us upstairs. We were
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double-breasted suits. Strangely enough,
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they were perfectly tailored. Mary's
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was a radiant avocado pin-stripe
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, and Lola's was, characteristically,
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Beside Sam's feet, his siamese
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. "Meet Sid, " Sam said. "Hello,
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your tweed jacket looks marvelous."
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I looked for Mary's purse,
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or methadone, as she was
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making herself sick--from cackling.
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for good. This should be
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the best time to investigate
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his real business: making phony
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spinal fluid out of Jello
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and get get the heck
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Sam's sudden stutter stunned Sid.
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stammer but it sounded similar.
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Sid said Sam sang
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do the Time Warp again."
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They put their hands on
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their hips, and brought their
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stripped it of originality. Falling
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over a prostrate twin, I
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the floor with a thud.
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this party to another venue.
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He has several summer homes.
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the same feeling one has
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sliced through me and I
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went back inside the nightclub.
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Again seeking solace in soda
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. I lit a cigarette and
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, sitting up. "Is it time
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Determinedly grasping the car keys
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she rushed to the door,
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looked back at Sid questioningly.
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"Right now" said Lola "it
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could be dangerous for you,
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not leaving you behind." Sid
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the senator or his lackeys!
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the car and roared off.
