"It was an interesting scene taking place in Isaac's kitchen; it was like he and Holly were preparing a buffet. Isaac had originally started out simpl...y trying to list things Holly could cook for breakfast and dinner, but with a sudden drive of perfectionism, Holly became incredibly needy for meticulously precise instructions on how everything had to be done. Isaac had told her he didn't really care how she cooked, but afraid of leaving her master unsatisfied, she wanted to closely examine every. Next thing I know I'mdrinking rice wine and eating cat fried rice, telling him my problems.I expected him to speak pigeon English, but he had more of a Brooklynaccent as he said to me, "Look here bub, I have just the thing for both ofus, I've been hiding out from the Mob almost 2 years, but they'll neverlook for a Nate the Dago in a chop suey house. Problem is I'm a bit low onfunds myself, and I think we can make a good partnership. If you were inmy body we could make a killing, and I'll rent. If you must, just call me Daddy, but not Pops." "OK, Daddy, whatever blows your skirt up. Where we goin'?" "To my house, baby." "Then what?" "I haven't decided yet, baby. Let Daddy get to know you a little first, OK?" "It's your dime Po...er..Daddy." "That's much better Princess. Do you like calling me Daddy?" "It's OK, you certainly ain't the first." As we drove along I started asking her about how she came to be on the street. "Well, I certainly didn't start out to be here. I got to doin'. Enough coffee, orange juice, mango juice, papaya juice, pineapple juice, etc. to make us older folks need our Pepto or seltzer, of which we thankfully have loads of that.“This walk-in freezer behind the cafeteria certainly isn’t lacking in meat, either. Loads of junk food and sodas in the gift shop. Some reading material, perhaps even items for a time capsule. Imagine people in the year 2113 finding this crap, huh, what they would think. They would be, ‘who is this Cliff Notes guy,’ anyway?”.
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