"Lisa Goldstein - Fortune And Misfortune" - читать интересную книгу автора (Goldstein Lisa)

home within the year," she said. "You
wouldnтАЩt believe the arguments I had
before I left. Well, itтАЩs the old story,
isnтАЩt itтАУyoung girl from the country goes
to Hollywood."

"Where are you from?"

"A farming town in Wisconsin. YouтАЩve never
heard of it. What about you?"

"Chicago."

"And how did your parents take it?"

"Actually, theyтАЩve been pretty
supportive," I said. "Especially my
father. He did amateur theatricals in
college. He said, тАШI think youтАЩre good
enough, but unfortunately what I think
doesnтАЩt count for much. You have my
blessing.тАЩ And then he laughedтАУheтАЩd never
said anything so old-fashioned in his
life."

"ThatтАЩs great." She was silent for a
while, no doubt thinking about the
differences between us. "Listen, Pam," she
said. "IтАЩm going to an audition next week.
ItтАЩs another high school student. Ask your
agent about it."

"Sure," I said, surprised. I would never
tell a rival about an audition. Jessie was
someone to keep, a caring, genuine person
in a town full of hypocrites. "Thanks."

"See you there," she said.

We saw each other a lot after that. We
went to plays and movies and critiqued the
performances, took the white BMW to cattle
calls, made cheap dinners for each other
and shopped at outlet clothing stores. We
took tap-dancing lessons together, from a
woman who looked about as old as Hollywood
itself. Jessie told me about auditions
coming up and I began to tell her if IтАЩd
heard anything, though each time it was an
effort for me.