"Please?"
"No!"
"Come on! Please?"
"Hmm...Let think...NO!"
"Just once!"
"No, Chad." Mel said for what seemed like the millionth time.
"Mel, please let me!" Chad begged.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that."
Chad raised an eyebrow, "And why not?" He sounded like a 5 year old pleading with his mother to buy him a toy.
"As appealing as it is to help you with your love life, I've heard you sing before and…"
"And?" He urged her to continue what she was about to say.
"And...you CAN'T sing!" Chad cringed when she raised her voice. He looked at her and sighed.
"I know that, but can't you let me sing just once?" Mel looked at him. She saw the pain in his eyes. Now that she actually got to see him, she saw that he was a complete mess. What she heard was a perfect blond head of hair looked as if he hadn't combed it in days. And she even saw dark circles under his eyes. Those eyes that were full of color were dull and almost gray. His nice, ironed suit was now crumpled and she realized that he was even worse than Sonny. And I thought she was bad. She thought. She may have been mean, but she wasn't heartless. She sighed inwardly.
"Then let's make a deal." She saw Chad perk up slightly, almost like a puppy waiting for its treat. "I'll let you sing." He smiled and opened his mouth to thank her endlessly, but she interrupted, "...but for every customer that leaves, you owe me five bucks." She wasn't heartless, but that didn't mean that Chad or anyone else for that matter had to know. Plus, she got some pretty good cash from it.
"Thank you so much!" He was practically jumping around Mel's apartment. Mel couldn't help but give a small smile. This is rich! She laughed. If only i had a camera...
"Okay! So it's a deal! I'll give you Friday at 7." It was bad that she would lose customers and a Friday night was the busiest, but she was pretty sure that the audience would have a big kick out of the famous Hollywood star making a fool of himself. And she would get loads of cash!
"Really?"
"Yes, now go before I change my mind!" She pushed him out of her apartment and slammed the door. She sighed in relief. He's finally gone!
On the other side of the door, Chad stood, smiling widely and began doing a victory dance on his way down the hall.