B&C III - 12

Brian and Christine
Book Three
Saint Jane's
Part 12


There was a 30 minute argument about who should star in Brian’s film and what the title should be. Brian wanted it to be called Courage Underground. Myron preferred Tunnel of Passion. At the end of the session nothing was accomplished except that Brian had a headache. They agreed to meet again the next day which would give Myron a chance to read the revised script and to perhaps find something to help fix the Christy situation.

When Brian got back home he was tired and felt weak. He wanted to go for another swim, to wash off Hollywood, but instead he just lay down to take a nap.

He dreamed of giving a speech to a large group of people and noticing that Christy wasn’t among them. He left the auditorium where he had been speaking and wandered outside looking for her. He thought he saw her in the distance and called her name. She turned. He waved. But she didn’t wave back. Instead she turned and walked away from him.

He awoke later, in time for dinner, and when he went downstairs to the dining room Juan came in to say something.

“Yes, Juan,”

“That place is a no good place.”

“What place?”

“That place where the little girl went.”

“I got that same impression of it, Juan. Do you know anything about it.?”

“I asked around.”

“Yes?”

“Girls go there and they don’t come out.”

“They don’t come out?”

“No, sir.”

"Are you sure about this?”

“I asked around.”

“And someone told you this?”

“Yes, sir.”

“You mean even after they’ve grown, they still stay there?”

“I don’t know, but no one knows any girl who was there.”

“Maybe they stay and become nuns.”

“I don’t know, sir.”

“Well, thank you, Juan. If you hear any more will you let me know?”

“Of course, sir.”

Juan left the room and now Brian was perplexed. If they never left there, what happened to them. They must go somewhere or the place would be filled with older women hanging around. Saint Jane’s was getting stranger by the day.


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(To be continued.)