Chapter 29: Rehearsal
Chapter 28
The next day, Charlie sat at the piano, singing with all the enthusiasm he could muster—which, frankly, wasn't much.
♪ Manpower, horsepower, coal and steam Moving forward the American dream Electric, atomic, solar too All this energy for me and you. ♪
I frowned. What the hell was this song?
Judith stood nearby, arms crossed and one eyebrow raised. "Oh gosh, I want to like it."
"Yeah, want to like it," Alan echoed, not sounding remotely convinced.
But then they both sighed in perfect unison.
Charlie paused mid-chord. "But...?"
Judith hesitated. "But I just don't think it's your best work."
"It's not," Charlie admitted, slumping forward dramatically. "Please, fire me."
Judith shook her head and glanced at Alan. "Do you remember that show we did in college?"
"Stormy Weather?" Alan said, suddenly nostalgic. "Of course."