Chapter 90: Greenwich Village
Tuesday, January 3rd, Evening
Most days she found herself dealing with what would seem like a hundred issues. They never seem to ever let up, but her family had constructed such a portfolio of investments, and companies they own, that there was always information and problems to be solved. Which filled most of her days.
By the time Fallon would get back to her Townhouse, she was done for the day. The first stop was her home office, where she would drop her briefcase and computer bag. Thank God, she thought, she didn't have to go to the foundation today, completely different mindset than the main office.
She went upstairs and hung up her coat as she went to her bedroom. Once there she stripped out of her work clothes and started her multi-shower head shower. The hot water felt good on her body and relaxed her.
Once done he wrapped herself in a towel and wrapped her hair in a towel. After toweling herself off, she looked for something to wear.
Finally getting dressed, she grabbed her smartphone and headed downstairs. Finding her chair, she took a seat and put her feet up. With a sigh, she pulled over the laptop she kept for home and brought it to life.
Opening up her web browser and clicking one of her saved links. She waited for the webpage to open. Once open she clicked a link and the media player opened.
"…welcome again people listening at home. Tonight, we're broadcasting from our home court at the Whitey Durham Memorial Field House. In tonight's early game the girls' team lead by Coach Lucas Scott, are looking to keep their undefeated streak intact.
"The teams are waiting in the locker room for the start of the game…"
Fallon put the laptop on the nearby table and she got up. She smiled; she was home early enough not to miss the girls' game. Brett would be playing in that game, and Brett in some form or another was family. That and the only reason she was listening was that she liked the connection back to Tree Hill. Fallon wanted to be there watching, live because Keni would be cheering like Fallon did when she attended Tree Hill High School. Listening to the live broadcast would also give her context to the videos Sawyer would post on her YouTube Channel in a few days.
In the kitchen, Fallon shook her head. Sawyer and Keni had some scam going there. They would cheer the game and have two of their friends record the game and them cheering. Sawyer would then take the footage and edit it, posting the videos on YouTube for the cheerleading stuff, and for the school's basketball website .
Fallon got herself a mug of tea and started to head back to her laptop in the living room. She got herself situated and plugged in a set of headphones.
"This is Trey Terthero for , giving you the break down for the game. The Tree Hill Ravens are coming into this game one player down, as backup Point Guard Corynn Connors is out with a knee injury. That means Khole Kennedy will be seeing more time at the point. She's a freshman and not that experienced, there is a possibility of seeing sophomore reserve guard Gracelyn Cooper in the backcourt," came over from the student broadcaster, that Fallon was listening too.
Fallon shrugged at the talking head just kept going on in her ear. She just wanted him to get through his usual spiel and just get them to the game. In the background, Fallon thought she heard Keni talking to Sawyer. Those two girls were hardly ever apart. Fallon thought it was an interesting thing. Then again, she lived not far from the East Village.
Removing the headphones, Fallon walked back into the kitchen and looked into the fridge. Looking through the various shelves, she found want she was looking for and pulled it out. Clearing out the leftovers from the delivery container onto a plate. Fallon walked the plate full of leftovers to the microwave and warmed up the leftovers.
Once the microwave dinged, Fallon checked the food to see it was warmed up. Putting it back into the microwave, she started the microwave again to make sure the food was warmed up. Once it was done, Fallon checked it again. Taking her plate, she walked back out to the living room where the laptop was sitting. Setting down the plate, she picked up the headphones and slipped them back on her head.
She slowly ate her dinner of leftovers as she listened to the voice of the young man named Trey Terthero. Once she finished her meal, she put down the empty plate with the silverware she ate with. Listening to the pre-game, she shook her head. Fallon sighed and sipped her tea. Finally, she looked down at the coffee table and saw her book.
Fallon shook her head and picked up a paperback book. Flipping through the pages she came across the page she left off on. For some reason, she loved this modern southern gothic book by Joshilyn Jackson called Gods in Alabama.
The story of Arlen Fleet reminded Fallon a lot of some aspects of Candi Scott's life. Well except for the murder and taking place in Alabama. After a moment Fallon sighed and put the book down. She looked at the laptop's screen and saw that it was moving along in the pre-game for the girls' game.
Fallon took a sip of her tea. Once she swallowed her tea, she put her mug down and leaned back in her chair. Picking the book back up, she started reading about the promise to God that Arlen Fleet made.
Ravenhoops dot com kept talking about all the line-ups the Tree Hill Lady Ravens had put on the court. Today's starting line-up would be considered one of the elite ones. All five of the girls have committed to Division One schools and arguably all could be named all-state.
The line-up was led by three seniors backed by two juniors. That's all Fallon really cared about, as she just wanted the game to start. Fallon shook her head, and put her nose back into the book and started reading about the fuzzy recollections Arlen had her past.
Fallon put the book down and leaned back. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Fallon just let the noise flow into her ears just to past the time when the game started.