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“Do I need to bring blenders and ingredients?”
“No need,” she assures me. “Hadyn’s handling all of that. He said he’d have food catered and everything. The only thing his black card couldn’t provide was your fancy chai latte.” I can hear her smiling through the phone. “You know, I’m really curious about what Vanya finds so addictive about those.”
I smirk. “You’ll find out tonight.”
“I can’t wait.”
When we hang up, I check the time again. “Where’s Beverly? Did she run away?”
Reluctantly, I set out to the nearest bathroom and push the door to enter. Beverly’s voice carries through to me and I freeze with the door cracked open.
“I’m telling you, Voss, there’s no story here. This girl won’t give me an ounce of info on Sazuki.”
I lean closer to the door so I can hear better.
“I know. It’s like I’m wasting my time.”
My eyes widen. Does she think my time isn’t being wasted too?
“You know Chief and Sazuki are golf buddies. Maybe that’s why she pushed me to get this fluff piece. As if I don’t have better things to deal with than a story about…”The next word that comes out of her mouth makes my head spin.
Did she just…
Her laughter after saying such a degrading slur makes something crash in my head. Before I can talk myself out of it, the rage inside me takes control. I stomp the door down with my foot and it bangs against the wall.
Beverly lets out a bleating scream, almost like a cornered goat. Her eyes swing toward me and she gives a nervous little chuckle.
“Miss Williams… were you… did you… um…”
I storm over to her. “What did you say about my kids?”
She backs up. “Are you crazy?”
“How dare you call yourself a reporter and speak about children like that?”
“… you…” She struggles to speak.
“Those kids may be missing one of their senses, but they have more common sense and integrity than someone like you will ever have. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
“How dare you talk to me that way?”
“How else am I supposed to talk to scum?” I roar. “You think you’re brave to say that word about someone else’s child? No. It just makesyouseem childish and ignorant. Should I let the world know what a piece of crap you really are?”
I see her hand coming at me and I block it, but she’s quick. With her other hand, Beverly grabs my hair.
I shriek and grab her back.
She drives me backward.
I slam into a bathroom stall almost ripping it off its hinges.
My back hits the door.
I go temporarily insane.
Hitting, biting and scratching are all on the table as we tussle, tearing at each other like rabid wolves.
“Oh my gosh!”I hear a new voice.
