Inflated Ego novel · Chapter 24 of 24
Chapter 24: Inflated Ego
The first show of the new house was held in the laundromat's basement, and it sold out in nine hours.
Nobody had expected that.
Six hundred people crammed in on folding chairs, with another thousand watching the stream, because the city wanted to see who would walk first.
I stood behind a black curtain in a plain grey suit, in a line of twelve models.
My booker was at the lighting desk, in her headset, calling cues in a flat calm voice.
Brent stood at the back of the line, five places behind me.
He was working as a second-string walker for no fee, because he was still on every other agency's list as a liability.
He caught my eye once and nodded.
I nodded back.
It was not forgiveness.
It was a man holding a door, and another man deciding to go through it.
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