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Other Colors -- Ch. 15 (part 2)
Date: 5/15/2016, Categories: BDSM, Author: mascodagama, Rating: 1, Source: LushStories
eyes, bracing for myself for her rebukes. “…I'm fine. Sorry I didn’t call earlier.” “Mon Dieu, Penny! You have no idea,” she moaned, “All is ruined. Ma vie est terminée .” I paused. I… don’t think she’s talking about me moving out. I sat up against the headboard, and resisted the urge to roll my eyes. If anxieties were the vice of my psyche, then histrionics were undoubtedly hers. Even so, I always strove to give her the benefit of the doubt; there was always the slim chance that she was in genuine crisis. And it sounded as though she'd been crying. “What is it?" I asked, "Are you fighting with Renault again?” “Mais non. It’s worse, Penny. Much worse. It’s the theatre," she sniffled, "C'est parti." “What?" I creased my brow, confused, “What do you mean ‘gone’?” "Just that," she sniffled again. "We went in to rehearse this morning, and the doors were all chained shut. They shut us down. C’est fini. C'est passé maintenan t." "I…don't understand,” I murmured. “Moi non plus,” she sighed hotly. “It’s the owner. He wasn’t paying his taxes, and the CRA has seized the place until he pays.” "God. That's awful," I blushed for having assumed she was hysterical. I wanted to help her, “Do you think… Is there any way you could find some other venue?” I thought of The Lord Chamberlain’s Men, moving their Globe across the Thames slat by slat. “There’s no time, Penny. Even if there was,” she choked back a sob, “There’s no money. Renault and I—we put every dime we have into this show." Oh, ...