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But once again, it’s like she didn’t even hear me because now she is acting as if I’m going on a date with my soon-to-be husband.
“Yeah, Judith. Listen to the girl!” my father says, coming from the kitchen with a glass of water and some leftover lasagna. “She is too skinny to attract a millionaire.”
“Billionaire, John. He’s a billionaire!” Mom corrects him.
“Even worse.” At this point, I am ruby-red, and dad is loving every minute of it. “The richer the man, the pickier he is!”
“Mom! Do something!” I complain, looking from her to dad in exasperation.
I know that dad doesn’t want his sweet little angel to get fooled by men or become a single mother, but undermining my confidence isn’t helping.
“John, stop it.” Mom slaps the bald spot on the back of his head with gusto. “The girl has enough problems as it is!”
What a mess this has turned out to be. I came home hoping to clear my head and figure out my next steps for my life, and now I’m caught up in a lie.
At least I can work on my acting and get one hundred grand in the process.
My mind goes back to my life after college. I had such a fun time in college getting my theater degree, and I even graduated at the top of my class. But after college, real life hit me. And hit me hard.
After auditioning countless times for various roles, one can only handle rejection so many times. And I was tired of working in retail just to pay my share of rent between three roommates.
I grit my teeth and nod my head. For one hundred grand, I will do whatever it takes. And I will do it well.
I’m drinking a glass of water and almost spill it on myself when I hear a loud honk from our driveway.
I quickly hug my mom and wave goodbye to my dad as I grab my purse and head on out.
Before I shut the door, I can’t help but see my mom’s disappointed face that she didn’t get to see Harvey and hear my dad muttering something under his breath about bad manners.
Good. There’s no reason for either of them to grow too attached to him anyway.
I walk towards the driveway and even though I expect to see it, I’m still dazzled by the yellow sports car.
The windows are rolled up and tinted. I open the passenger side door and peer in to see Harvey scrolling through his phone. He doesn’t even look up.
“Um, hello?”
He glances briefly and nods, then looks back at his phone.
I keep from rolling my eyes and remind myself of the one hundred thousand dollars. I sit down, shut the door, and strap myself in.
He looks over and mumbles, “Sorry, one second,” as he keeps scrolling on his phone.
I’m glad the windows are tinted because if my parents were to look out the window and see him ignoring me while on his phone, I would never hear the end of it.
After another minute, he puts his phone down and turns to me. “Are you hungry?”
I nod as he pulls out of the driveway.
“Is everything alright?” I ask.
He looks confused for a moment, then nods. “Oh yeah. That was just about a charity game I’m playing soon.”
I raise my eyebrows and think maybe there is more to him than meets the eye.
“So, are you excited to be sitting in this beauty again?” He asks with a smirk.
Okay, maybe not.
