Kiss & Sell

Kiss & Sell by Brittany Geragotelis

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    “Okay shania,” my mom said, turning the volume down when she’d had enough. “Lets try not to wake the Janning’s or their neighbors at this hour.”
    I rolled my eyes as I watched the massive houses fly by. “I’m not even sure the Jannings are in town,” I muttered as we pulled into my friend’s driveway.
    Before the car had even stopped, McCartney was already out of the house and running towards us. She jerked open the car door and tossed her things into the back seat before climbing in herself.
    “Have fun,” McCartney’s mom said from the front porch where she was standing in a blue fluffy robe. “Thanks for taking her, Karen.”
    “We’re always happy to have her, Rita,” my mom answered.
    I heard McCartney buckle her belt and then open a can with a “pshhh” sound. She tapped me on the shoulder and without looking, I reached back and took the drink she was offering.
    My mom stared first at me, and then back at McCartney, who was already chugging her energy drink like a thirsty man in the desert. She shook her head at us and then muttered something under her breath that I was sure ended with, “kids these days.” I turned to look out the window again before taking another sip of the tangy liquid.
    An hour and a half later, McCartney and I had managed to sing our way through Miley Cyrus’ latest CD—four times—and catch up on what was going on in the entertainment world thanks to the copy of
Life & Style
that McCartney had snagged from her mom’s secret rag-mag stash.
    “The teen Queens caused another scene,” McCartney announced to the car, even though Mom had lost interest in our conversations by the time we’d hit the highway.
    “Surprise, surprise!” I said, making a face. “They think they’re so cool.” I looked at the page McCartney was holding up and pointed a finger at the leader ofThe current celeb brat pack. “I think he might actually
be
the devil. All that shaggy blonde hair just covers up his horns.”
    “Totally,” McCartney nodded in agreement. “When you become famous, please, please,
please
don’t turn out to be like them.”
    “That so won’t be a problem,” I answered. “And don’t you think you’re getting a little ahead of yourself with the whole famous stuff? This is just a local news station. I’ll be lucky if a dozen people are up to see it.”
    “Yeah, but this is the local news for
New York City
. It’s not exactly Podunk, alaska,” McCartney said. “Do you know what you’re going to say yet?”
    “Um, I could barely sleep last night because I was trying to figure that out. Then when I finally did close my eyes, I had nightmares. So I decided I’m just gonna wait for them to ask me a question, and then I’ll answer it.”
    “What was your nightmare about? Sharks again?” McCartney asked.
    “No. And I’m sort of sick of thinking about it, to be honest,” I mumbled, remembering my nearly-naked experience from the night before. “Let’s talk about what we’re gonna do
after
the show, instead.”
    I could tell McCartney wanted to push the subject further, but after a moment, her face softened, and she handed me the magazine she’d been reading. “Can we go by the MTV studios in times square? Apparently you can see the guests from the street, and if they think you’re rowdy enough, they may even bring you up into the studios!”
    “Mom?” I asked, looking over at her expectantly.
    “We can stop by
If
we have enough time,” my mom agreed.
    “Yes!” McCartney said, pumping her arm into the air and doing a little victory dance where she sat. “Thanks, Mrs. Sawyer!”
    As we neared the city, McCartney and I both pressed our faces up against the windows, mouths hanging open slightly as we stared in awe at the large buildings that lined the city streets. I’d been to NYC a few times when I was younger, but hadn’t been in years. It was so much bigger than I remembered it.
    There were so many people walking around, even at

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