"Colin Greenland - Candy Comes Back" - читать интересную книгу автора (Greenland Colin)

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Candy and the Bon-Bons do record hops. They do radio, and residencies.
Four shows a day at the Madrigal, five at St William Street; seventeen
nights straight in Connecticut and New Jersey. On the road they lie in the
back of the truck and stare at the streetlights flipping past through the
skylight.

When they get to the theatre they find the dressing room full of dirty
bottles. It is under the stage, damp and cold, or hot and airless as a
bakehouse. тАШI like guys called Rick and Rob and Ray,тАЩ says Rona, one night
before the show. She cannot be sure that what she says is true, or that it
even means anything, really. Then again, who knows?

Cora looks at Rona in the dressing-room mirror. Rona looks at Cora.
тАШThe boy I marry will be called Gordon or Galen or Gus,тАЩ says Cora. She
twists the cap off a stick of lipstick. Her lips, like RonaтАЩs, are already as red
as poppies. тАШHe will have to have yellow hair and a wonderful smile. He will
carry me in his strong arms. He will work for the record company.тАЩ

Cora purses her lips and redraws the top one.

тАШI want a fireman,тАЩ says Rona suddenly. тАШOr a truck driver. Cora, I want
a cowboy.тАЩ She hugs herself. Her arms are sleek, and completely hairless.
She lets her head loll down. тАШI want somebody,тАЩ she says.

тАШSomebody who wants me,тАЩ sings Cora.

тАШSomebody who needs me,тАЩ sings Rona, standing up at once.

тАШShe-do-lang-lang,тАЩ sing the Bon-Bons, тАШshe-do-lang-lang-lang.тАЩ

The door opens and Candy comes in.
 тАШHello, girls!тАЩ says Candy.

тАШHello, Candy!тАЩ they say.

тАШHow many kids do you want to have, Candy?тАЩ asks Rona.

тАШWe think two would be just perfect,тАЩ says Cora.

тАШA boy and a girl,тАЩ they chorus.

тАШHeaven,тАЩ says Candy ecstatically, and she starts to clasp her hands
together, but fails to complete the motion. Her hands twitch. The girls look
at her, and for a moment nobody speaks.

George comes in, wiping his hands on a rag. тАШWhat is it. Candy?тАЩ he
says. тАШIs it your timer again?тАЩ