Nowhere, Anywhere, Somewhere
Charlie, What Are You Up To?
3
Across town Meg was running into her hotel room, panting as she shut the door
and slid down the front of it.
" Oh Lord. " she whispered, rubbing her face with her hands.
Just then her cell phone rang.
Groaning, she pulled it out of her pocket.
" Hello?" she asked in a fake happy tone.
" Megan! Darling!"
Meg smiled, relaxing.
" Hi Momma. How are you?"
Megan's mother Elise laughed on the other line," Why I am just fine, suga' pie!
Your daddy and I were just sitting here, thinking about you. Oh lord almightily
is hotter than the blue blazes here!!"
Megan laughed and nodded, comforted by the familiar Texas twang in her mothers
voice.
" I'm good momma. And yes m'am I bet it is hot. It always is in July. It's
pretty warm here too but since the humidity is so low it's easier to sustain.
Not like at home," she told her.
Elise gasped suddenly," Oh suga' pie! Guess who's in town?"
Meg rolled her eyes. Her mother was the queen of gossip in Amarillo. " Who
momma?"
" Little Charlie King! Well he's not so little anymore. But yes, he's back in
Texas. Just fresh out of the Marines!!"
Meg's heart skipped a beat painfully at his name and she frowned. " The Marines?
The Charlie I know wouldn't hurt a fly. Are you sure momma?"
" Of course. He showed up yesterday right here on the front porch in his
uniform, straight off the bus. He was looking for you..." Elise trailed off,
suddenly remembering all that Charlie King used to mean to her daughter.
Meg stiffened," And what did you tell him?"
" That you were in California of course. And lord was he shocked! He said to
give you his best wishes of course and then he was gone. Hmmmm. "
Meg cleared her throat," Oh well okay. Look momma, I gotta go, okay? I'll call
you later,"
Elise sighed," Alright suga' pie. I love you. "
" I love you too momma. Goodbye!" Meg smiled.
" Bye now. "
Megan hung up the phone and sighed.
Getting up off the floor she drug herself off the floor and to the mini fridge
in the hotel room where she pulled out a small bottle of Jack.
Quickly downing it she collapsed on the large bed.
" Charlie, what are you up to?" she whispered.
Looking up at the clock, she screamed, realizing that she had a meeting with the
a Rep. from the record company in 25 minutes downtown.
Rushing around the room to grab her things, Meg stormed out of the hotel about
five minutes later.
Whitney:)
Across town Meg was running into her hotel room, panting as she shut the door
and slid down the front of it.
" Oh Lord. " she whispered, rubbing her face with her hands.
Just then her cell phone rang.
Groaning, she pulled it out of her pocket.
" Hello?" she asked in a fake happy tone.
" Megan! Darling!"
Meg smiled, relaxing.
" Hi Momma. How are you?"
Megan's mother Elise laughed on the other line," Why I am just fine, suga' pie!
Your daddy and I were just sitting here, thinking about you. Oh lord almightily
is hotter than the blue blazes here!!"
Megan laughed and nodded, comforted by the familiar Texas twang in her mothers
voice.
" I'm good momma. And yes m'am I bet it is hot. It always is in July. It's
pretty warm here too but since the humidity is so low it's easier to sustain.
Not like at home," she told her.
Elise gasped suddenly," Oh suga' pie! Guess who's in town?"
Meg rolled her eyes. Her mother was the queen of gossip in Amarillo. " Who
momma?"
" Little Charlie King! Well he's not so little anymore. But yes, he's back in
Texas. Just fresh out of the Marines!!"
Meg's heart skipped a beat painfully at his name and she frowned. " The Marines?
The Charlie I know wouldn't hurt a fly. Are you sure momma?"
" Of course. He showed up yesterday right here on the front porch in his
uniform, straight off the bus. He was looking for you..." Elise trailed off,
suddenly remembering all that Charlie King used to mean to her daughter.
Meg stiffened," And what did you tell him?"
" That you were in California of course. And lord was he shocked! He said to
give you his best wishes of course and then he was gone. Hmmmm. "
Meg cleared her throat," Oh well okay. Look momma, I gotta go, okay? I'll call
you later,"
Elise sighed," Alright suga' pie. I love you. "
" I love you too momma. Goodbye!" Meg smiled.
" Bye now. "
Megan hung up the phone and sighed.
Getting up off the floor she drug herself off the floor and to the mini fridge
in the hotel room where she pulled out a small bottle of Jack.
Quickly downing it she collapsed on the large bed.
" Charlie, what are you up to?" she whispered.
Looking up at the clock, she screamed, realizing that she had a meeting with the
a Rep. from the record company in 25 minutes downtown.
Rushing around the room to grab her things, Meg stormed out of the hotel about
five minutes later.
Whitney:)