Monday morning, 6:00 am and the buzz of the alarm clock
startles me from my sleep. Damn, I’m so
tired, I know I should’ve taken my behind to sleep last night. I fling my legs
over the side of the bed and force myself to sit erect. Maybe I can get five
more minutes, no way, no how. Today is my first day at Power House and I want
to be early and I want to bring it big time.
I hit the bathroom, plug in the flat iron, turn on the
shower, and brush my teeth. Now I’m starting to feel connected. As I step in
the shower, my mind races to last night. Mental note: don’t forget to grab your journal. If
Ian wants a story idea, I’ve got one for him. All that drama between Amari, my
old boss K.C. and Councilmember Gray is sure to secure me a by-line, but I
gotta play it just right. Hell, she gave me enough dirt to fill an entire
magazine for issues to come, and I’m gonna spoon feed it to them like no body’s
business.
Thank God I got my clothes ready last night ‘cause I sure
don’t feel like hooking up a winning outfit this morning. Got to put on my
smell goods, CoCo Chanel drives them crazy. Not that I’m trying to hook up with
Ian or anything like that but, I saw him checking me out and he’s got something
about him that turns me on. Keep it professional Dominik, no hanky panky. I
chuckle to myself as I flat iron some spikes on the top of my hair. I’m feeling
a little punk rock-ish today.
The owner
and editor Ian Marcel (which I’m sure is a pseudonym) is one of the District’s
elite. You know the type, always in black to look mysterious, talks in circles
so as to not give out any info that can be traced back to him, and an avid
listener. Something about him draws you in and the next thing you know, you’re
telling him how you scored some heroin from a Capitol Hill Page.
No one knows
how he maneuvered with ease throughout the city, being invited to the most
reclusive parties, was told inner most secrets by those who keep this city
running, and always seemingly in the right place at the right time. But there
he was, always on the cusp of something big. I just know that’s where I want to
be, right now, front and center. I’m determined to make my mark and make it stick,
no matter what the cost. Okay maybe there are some things I might not be
willing to do, but right here and right now I’m trying to make it happen.
Opportunities like this only happen once in a life time and I’m gonna work it
for all it’s worth.
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