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"To be fair, I never thought there was a ghost"

I heard a sigh of disgust on the other line and immediately feared I lost all chances with hiood is overrated," Dex lectured "I appreciate a straight shooter--fuck knows I don’t have enough of the is fake"

"It’s not fake!’ I exclai me, "I, Declan Foray, and my boss, Jim host-slash-weird encounter Kind of like a TV show pilot If it’s good and you look good, then I look good and Jimmy ant to pick it up as an actual show for our network…netsite Web thing But it’s all riding on you I’ for this show because to be honest here--and I mean let’s keep this between you andWine Babes I need so different and I just think this could be really, really cool Now it’s your turn to say so"

I was taken aback, to say the least

Aood to be true I wanted to say all of those things But I could only e to squeak out:

"OK?"

"That’s the spirit! Noe are cooking with gas!"

"You’re not drunk right now, are you?"

"Not really, why?"

"I just hope this isn’t so"

"I don’t think I will," hethat has ever happened to et excited about it until I know for sure"

"In that case, don’t get excited Sorry, but you…I…we must remember that this is just a demo For all I knoill totally suck balls"

"You have a ords Are you sure you aren’t a writer?"

"You’re the writer And the star Now here’s the plan I’, pick you up and together ill go to the lighthouse We’re going to need your uncle’s perht and shoot the shit out of it I drop you back at hoo and edit it until its worthy of a Kubrick film Hopefully, by mid-next week, Jimmy will be pleasantly surprised with our piece de resistance, or else I’m back at Wine Babes and you’re back to whatever the hell you do"

"I’m a receptionist," Iso terribly abrupt and hazy about this whole ordeal

"Noait a itimate? I mean, you could still be a bald-headed hthouse"

"I’m not bald yet," he said

"And," I continued, "there could be no show I’hthouse Iwith you"

He chuckled, "Don’t flatter yourself, kiddo I’ll be staying in a h, so I would appreciate it if you could stay at your uncle’s place If he needs to talk to et him to call me"

I still wasn’t convinced I told hiuess I could see how this ht all seem a bit random and sketchy Especially with hoe uess the lighting wasn’t very flattering in that lighthouse anyway Do yourself a favor and don’t coht Go on the internet Check out Shownetcoes too Twitter Add , call me, email me, whatever, and let me knohat you’ve decided Got it?"

"Well, OK"

"I’ll be hearing froone

"What on earth was that about?"up the phone I had no idea

"Perry?"

I looked at et extremely excited about it if I told her, but I didn’t want to say anything until I knew exactly hat

"Yeah, well…" I started for the stairs "Listen, Moot to do some research and I’ll let you know soon"

I ran up the stairs to my roo too? Because I wouldn’t trust anyone interested in your fashion tips"

I rolledopen--she was obviously waiting for me--and she poked her head out

"Perry, I need to talk to you!" she hissed

I kept going, calling over my shoulder, "Busy I’ll come see you in a bit"

I slammed the door to my room and scampered over to my computer Time to find out the truth