Bearding the Lion, Part One
Originally posted on August 30, 2008
Dolores: Jeremiah, have you seen Kaida?
Jeremiah: Nope, but Asher said she went over to the park with….
Dolores: No doubt took off with that boyfriend of hers. Lolly-gagging about when she was scheduled to work here today.
Jeremiah: Yeah, I think she is with Kenzo. But she’s also watching Stev…..
Dolores: I’ve had absolutely no help from her direction since that boy arrived. It figures that all her good intentions and solemn promises would fly right out the window when he blew into town.
Jeremiah: I don’t think she….
Dolores: What’s the matter with young girls these days? Boy-crazy, every last one of them. Nothing matters but pleasing their boyfriends. And not one of those boys is worth it.
Jeremiah: But she isn’t just….
Dolores: I was beginning to think Kaida was different, smarter than that. Apparently I was wrong.
Jeremiah: But she……
Dolores: No….….no cause to go defending her; I’ve got eyes – I can see how it is. She’ll find out just how imprudent her behavior has been when he…….oh, never mind. I suppose I’ll be needing to stay late again tonight and finish this myself.
Jeremiah: Anything I can do to help, Miz Dolores?
Dolores: Can you sew a passable eighth-inch rolled hem?
Jeremiah: Umm….…..well gee, let me think about that a sec…….uh………no?
Dolores: I appreciate the offer, but you’d better leave me be. The girl’s unreliability has put me in a bad mood and I’m not of a mind to waste my time chit-chatting, now that I have more work to do than ever.
Jeremiah: ‘K, sorry about that, Ma’am.
Dolores: The apology isn’t yours to offer. Good day, Jeremiah.
*A little later, Jeremiah meets Kaida and Kenzo coming back into the theater*
Jeremiah: Kaida! Hold up….
Kaida: Sorry Jeremiah – maybe later. I’m late.
Jeremiah: Yeah, I know you are, but you really should….
Kaida: *to Kenzo* Meet you back here in a couple hours.
Kenzo: Okay. I’ll be back around six.
*Jeremiah and Kenzo are left alone together as Kaida enters Dolores’ Den*
Jeremiah: Geeez, wish she would have listened to me. She doesn’t know what she just walked into.
Kenzo: What do you mean?
Jeremiah: You meet Dolores yet?
Kenzo: Not officially, not yet. Why?
Jeremiah: Hard to explain. Me, I don’t have a problem with her, but everyone else is scared to death of her.
Kenzo: Kaida’s not afraid of anyone.
Jeremiah: She hasn’t seen Dolores today.
Kenzo: Think I should go in there and see if I can help out?
Jeremiah: Dunno – might just make it worse. Better wait and see.
*Kaida rushes down the hall in tears and disappears into the restroom*
Kenzo: That does it. I’m going in there to see what’s going on.
Jeremiah: Into the Ladies’ Room?
Kenzo: No, to see Dolores.
Jeremiah: You want me to come along? I get along with Dolores….uh…. sorta….sometimes.
Kenzo: No, stay here and wait for Kaida. Tell her where I went……. in case I don’t make it out alive. *Kenzo disappears into Dolores’ lair*
To be continued…..