FLASHBACK
TO TAHITI
Seth
tied Summer's Breeze up to the docks while singing his new favorite
song:
Summer breeze
Makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
See the curtains hanging in the window
In the evening on a Friday night
A little light shining through the window
Lets me know everything's alright
Summer breeze
Makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Sweet days of summer
The jasmine's in bloom
July is dressed up
And playing a tune
When I come home from a hard day's work
And you're waiting there
Not a care in the world
See the smile waiting in the kitchen
Food cooking on a plate for two
Feel your arms reaching out to hold me I
n
the evening when the day is through
It
took one month of pulling and he finally- "Excuse me!" Seth
turned around. "Are you Seth Cohen?" he asked. Seth nodded.
"Welcome to Tahiti! I'm Chip. I control this section of the
docks. If you have any questions about your boat or anything just let
me know," he said. "OK. I'll ask you if I need anything,"
Seth said. "You can ask me anything," Chip said. "What's a
good hotel around here?" Seth asked. "Well.... Depends on how
much you have," Chip said. Seth thought for a moment. "I have
more than $200,000 in my bank account." Chip's jaw dropped. "Try
the new place they put in. I think it's called Holiday Inn. I've
never heard of it until they started construction."
Seth
looked up at the building. It was one of the biggest buildings in
Tahiti. It had at least 20 floors. He went inside and decided to
check in.
"Welcome
to the first Holiday Inn in Tahiti. I'm Susan. Are you checking
in?" Susan asked. "How much is it?" he asked. "It's $900 a
night for a suite, $600 for a normal room and $300 for a crappy room
or a one- nighter. It's the one all the hookers take their
'partner' to. I wouldn't recommend it," she said. Seth
laughed. "I'll take the suite." He handed her his credit card.
Thank God mom and dad lied about my age so I could get one. I
wonder how they are... "Here you are. Just sign
here."
That
was the most exciting thing he did his first two years there, other
than buy his apartment. He picked up the phone several times to call
his family, but he never did.
Five
years later, Seth graduated from college. He took classes at Tahiti
National High and went to a local community college. He majored in
Art and English. Seth was going to complete his childhood goal....
Seth is going to write comic books.
It
took him three months to come up with a main character. One day, he
went into his closet and took out Captain Oats. "Hey buddy! Do you
miss Sparkles?" Seth sat for a moment, and realized his
idea.
He
logged onto his laptop and opened Microsoft Word.
THE
ADVENTURES OF OATS AND SPARKLES
From
there, Seth had a plot. Eight months later, he finished. He sent his
comic to a few people. One month later, Marvel Comics, wanted to
publish his comic book.
Seth
went to their office in Tahiti and the man loved him. He would tour
the world promoting the series and his first book. The order would be
Tahiti, Canada, U.S., Mexico, Asia, and Australia. He thought it was
much, but Marvel posted their comics around the world.
Three
months later, he started touring. After one year and of touring, the
comic came out in Asia, Mexico, and Australia. The comic was a
success. It would come out in the other places a few years
later.
Eight
months later, comic number two was finished. He sent it to Marvel and
they had him promote it again. He did Tahiti, then the
U.S.
It took
only a few days to tour Tahiti. "Great job Seth! They love you!"
Mr. Hopkins said. "Thanks sir. Where am I off to next?" he asked.
"Let's see.... Cohen's next stop is Oregon," he said. "Wait
a sec. There's a change. You're heading to Newport Beach,
California to promote at the third biggest comic book store in the
world." Seth's jaw dropped. I'm going home. Oh
God.
Two
days later, he woke up in a familiar hotel: The Mermaid Inn. He
should see his parents. He looked at the calendar. Mom and Dad
usually don't work today. Maybe I should visit them. He took 40
copies of his own comics, his old backpack, and went into his 2015
Hummer H1.
He
drove to the familiar house and knocked on the door. Ryan
answered. "Hi Ryan," he said.
