Julie heaved as she walked along the sidewalk. *What is that kid’s problem anyway? Have u gone fishing lately? Is he on crack of something, well knowing him, he probably is.* Julie thought as she neared The Bait Shop, its bright sign in plain view. *Who does he think he is, talking to Julie Cooper like that....wait a minute! To go fishing u need bait! The Bait Shop, of course! How could I have been so stupid! Well I guess that shady friend of Marissa’s has some uses after all.* Julie grinned as she stepped up her pace to a jog.
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“Alex, a little help here!” Mandy yelled as a mob of customers bombarded her at the bar. Alex looked over from where she was getting a towel out of the backroom. She put the towel back and went to go help Mandy.
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Julie reached The Bait koop just as Anna and Seth were doing the same, Julie frowned at the sight of Seth.
“Hey Mrs. C! So what brings u here, I mean The Bait Shop, not really your scene huh Mrs. C! Aren’t u used to the finer things in life like kreeft rolls and caviar, I suppose not since u lost all your money that time u got drunk and blew it all away on the slots. Then u lost your house and have to live in a trailer and I’m surprised Jimmy is still with u after everything that’s happened. Well Mrs. C, sounds like a fine way to spend your life!”
“Seth!” Anna screamed as she hit him numerous times over the head.
“What?! Was it something I said?” Seth grinned cheekily
Julie looked outraged and horrified as she walked up to the two of them.
“Don’t u ever shut up?” she spat as she continued her way into The Bait Shop.
“I guess I zei a little too much huh?” Seth realized as the two of them entered The Bait Shop.
“Yea Seth, maybe just a little.” Anna zei embarrassed
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Julie having to track down Marissa here once before, figured that she’d probably be in the office once again. Marissa wiped away her crystalline tears with the blanket that was still loosely held in her hands. Just then, there was a loud pounding on the office door and Julie Cooper’s voice managed to ring above the loud screams of other people and the live band.
“Marissa honey, open this door! I really need to talk to u about something very important. If u talked to that surf nazi of yours then u already know its about Hailey, of at least u should already know that. Although he didn’t seem very trustworthy so u probably have no idea what I’m talking about.”
Marissa walked over and opened the door, “Mom, u can stop yelling and yea I already know its about Hailey.” Marissa sat back down on the couch, her eyes still red from crying. Julie took a zitplaats, stoel at the table.
“Okay well I should probably explain a few things.”
“Yea, I’ll say.” Marissa added
“Hey, don’t cop an attitude with me young lady”
“Whatever,” Marissa zei as she took Alex’s bier off the tafel, tabel and took a swig, trying to kill her hangover.
“Anyways, Kirsten just told me today that Hailey is coming home! Isn’t that great!” Julie zei cheerfully
“Yea, just great” Marissa said, less than enthused
“So there’s going to be a party this weekend at the Cohen’s for her arrival and I just thought I’d tell you, you’re going right?”
“No...”
“Well don’t u miss her? Don’t u want to see her again?” Julie persisted
“Of course I miss her, I’ve missed her every dag for the past jaar and why would I want to see her again, what’s the point? She’s just going to leave again anyways, so why bother?”
Julie sighed, this conversation definitely wasn’t going the way she planned it would.
“Whoever zei she’s leaving? She might end up staying.”
“Oh just like last time when u zei not to worry about the business idea she had of that big shot from Hawaii that came to talk to her about it. The volgende thing I know, she tells me she’s leaving for Hawaii....she jumps on the volgende plane and takes my hart-, hart with her.” Marissa zei bitterly as she took another swig from her beer. “So why would I want to see her, huh?! Tell me one good reason.”
“Because u love her.”
“Yea, a lot of good that did me....she broke my heart!” Marissa screamed, Alex walked through the door in time to hear that last sentence of Marissa’s before she threw a half empty bier bottle at her mother’s head. It shattered to pieces on the uithangbord in-between Alex and Julie, just barely missing the both of them. The bottle being thrown didn’t even phase Julie she just kept on talking.
“Well it would mean a lot if u were there.” Julie zei as she headed for the exit.
“Don’t hold your breath.” Marissa whispered as Julie left the room, closing the door behind her.
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“Alex, a little help here!” Mandy yelled as a mob of customers bombarded her at the bar. Alex looked over from where she was getting a towel out of the backroom. She put the towel back and went to go help Mandy.
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Julie reached The Bait koop just as Anna and Seth were doing the same, Julie frowned at the sight of Seth.
“Hey Mrs. C! So what brings u here, I mean The Bait Shop, not really your scene huh Mrs. C! Aren’t u used to the finer things in life like kreeft rolls and caviar, I suppose not since u lost all your money that time u got drunk and blew it all away on the slots. Then u lost your house and have to live in a trailer and I’m surprised Jimmy is still with u after everything that’s happened. Well Mrs. C, sounds like a fine way to spend your life!”
“Seth!” Anna screamed as she hit him numerous times over the head.
“What?! Was it something I said?” Seth grinned cheekily
Julie looked outraged and horrified as she walked up to the two of them.
“Don’t u ever shut up?” she spat as she continued her way into The Bait Shop.
“I guess I zei a little too much huh?” Seth realized as the two of them entered The Bait Shop.
“Yea Seth, maybe just a little.” Anna zei embarrassed
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Julie having to track down Marissa here once before, figured that she’d probably be in the office once again. Marissa wiped away her crystalline tears with the blanket that was still loosely held in her hands. Just then, there was a loud pounding on the office door and Julie Cooper’s voice managed to ring above the loud screams of other people and the live band.
“Marissa honey, open this door! I really need to talk to u about something very important. If u talked to that surf nazi of yours then u already know its about Hailey, of at least u should already know that. Although he didn’t seem very trustworthy so u probably have no idea what I’m talking about.”
Marissa walked over and opened the door, “Mom, u can stop yelling and yea I already know its about Hailey.” Marissa sat back down on the couch, her eyes still red from crying. Julie took a zitplaats, stoel at the table.
“Okay well I should probably explain a few things.”
“Yea, I’ll say.” Marissa added
“Hey, don’t cop an attitude with me young lady”
“Whatever,” Marissa zei as she took Alex’s bier off the tafel, tabel and took a swig, trying to kill her hangover.
“Anyways, Kirsten just told me today that Hailey is coming home! Isn’t that great!” Julie zei cheerfully
“Yea, just great” Marissa said, less than enthused
“So there’s going to be a party this weekend at the Cohen’s for her arrival and I just thought I’d tell you, you’re going right?”
“No...”
“Well don’t u miss her? Don’t u want to see her again?” Julie persisted
“Of course I miss her, I’ve missed her every dag for the past jaar and why would I want to see her again, what’s the point? She’s just going to leave again anyways, so why bother?”
Julie sighed, this conversation definitely wasn’t going the way she planned it would.
“Whoever zei she’s leaving? She might end up staying.”
“Oh just like last time when u zei not to worry about the business idea she had of that big shot from Hawaii that came to talk to her about it. The volgende thing I know, she tells me she’s leaving for Hawaii....she jumps on the volgende plane and takes my hart-, hart with her.” Marissa zei bitterly as she took another swig from her beer. “So why would I want to see her, huh?! Tell me one good reason.”
“Because u love her.”
“Yea, a lot of good that did me....she broke my heart!” Marissa screamed, Alex walked through the door in time to hear that last sentence of Marissa’s before she threw a half empty bier bottle at her mother’s head. It shattered to pieces on the uithangbord in-between Alex and Julie, just barely missing the both of them. The bottle being thrown didn’t even phase Julie she just kept on talking.
“Well it would mean a lot if u were there.” Julie zei as she headed for the exit.
“Don’t hold your breath.” Marissa whispered as Julie left the room, closing the door behind her.
