by Diana Orgain | Jul 1, 2021 | Maternal Instincts Mysteries, Sneak Peek, Uncategorized
From A Deathly Rattle Chapter One The Strike To Do: Attend the strike. Buy more prenatal vitamins. Figure out plan for new nursery. Land a new client. Exercise. The view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marina Drive is hands-down one of my favorite views of all of San Francisco. Today, the bridge was majestic, its towers bright and clear against the backdrop of blue water. The morning fog had burned off early, leaving the air smelling like spring. Mom turned off Marina Drive and down the narrow street toward the theater that had staged her most recent play. She parked in the lot outside the theater and stole a glance at me. “I feel sad. I hate that the play closed. It was so much fun.” I nodded. “I know. You played the role perfectly, completely over-the-top.” Mom laughed. “It wasn’t that bad of a play, do you think, Kate?” I smirked. She knew exactly what I thought. “If the director put on the play that Vicente had actually written, then it probably wouldn’t have been so bad,” I said. The director had torn the original script apart and made it into the embarrassment we’d all had to sit through the past week. Vicente had written a drama, and the director turned it into a comedy. He’d even gone as far as to add a ridiculous melodramatic musical number. “I swear, it was almost as though the director intentionally tried to make the play as terrible as possible. If that was his goal, he succeeded.” Mom winced. “Geez, Kate. Why don’t you tell me how you really...
