• Chapter 29 "I Came Into Some Cash"

    Michelle was lying in a hospital bed, where it seemed she spent a majority of her time these days, when she heard the door to the room open and saw Eliza slink in. Michelle put her magazine down and smiled...

  • Chapter 28 "Tall, Steel Cans"

    If there was one thing Eliza Tartt was familiar with, it was hospitals. That was perhaps the one similarity she and Michelle shared more than anything else, not that Michelle was very well aware of this....

  • Chapter 27 "The Doghouse"

    There was nothing Michelle liked better than going for a ride. Even as a little girl, her only really good memories of being with her mother were on car rides. Especially car rides late at night, when...

  • Chapter 26 "Take A Deep Breath"

    The word had spread like wildfire. Online entertainment news sites and even a few local papers were suddenly bludgeoning readers with various headlines, such as 'Star of kids show is outed!' or 'Beatrice...

  • Chapter 25 "Tightlipped"

    "Michelle?" No answer. Eyes shut tight. Body limp on the ground. "Michelle?!" Sounds all around. Noises and whispers. Everything was still at least slightly audible. Then the sound of sirens in the...

  • Chapter 24 "Just Read The Script"

    "I'm not going to just say whatever it is you want me to," Beatrice said, standing in front of the microphone in the recording booth, hands firmly on her hips, "I am not going to just stand here and read...