That throbbing behind her eye intensified, but she used it to drive her forward. Rolling her shoulders back, she thrust her phone back at Laura. “I believe it’s time for my interview.”
Laura lifted her eyebrows, carefully taking the phone from her. Her tone was dubious as she pressed, “Are you sure you wouldn’t rather wait another five minutes? Let things… settle? Take a moment to let your meds really kick in?”
No, Juliet’s migraine wasn’t gone yet. The shot was starting to work its magic, sure. But she was invigorated beyond that. Far, far beyond that.
Apparently, there was nothing so invigorating as Darcy Kincaid was, with insults dripping from her full, glossy lips.
“I’m ready now.”
Ready… Aim… Fire
TX Current
July 29
Juliet Jacobs on Darcy Kincaid: I think it’s kind of sad, really, that she took my comment so… personally. I’d just been making a factual statement.
Darcy Kincaid fights back onCommon Beats Podcast(August 3):
Look, Juliet saying that was a factual statement and not a judgement is really rich. I can’t believe someone who’s so obsessed with her image and being such asweetheartwould boldly lie like that. Like… just own it.
Daybreak Dailyfeaturing Juliet Jacobs
August 8
I’mso obsessed with my image? Says the small-town, down-home country gal who didn’t graduate high school, but is always carrying a book around with her, because she’s justsuch a bookworm. Come on, now.
Darcy Kincaid’s Livestream — August 11
“So… because I’m literate, I should be embarrassed? It’s called enjoying and appreciating literature. Maybe ifsomeonetried cracking a book sometime, her lyrics could reach the next level.”
Dead Air — Your spot for all of the music industry static!
August 30
The hottest piece of gossip this month, as everyone on the internet knows, is whatever the hell is going on between Juliet Jacobs and Darcy Kincaid. It’s almost becoming routine at this point. Every few days, there’s some new shit talking.
If you missed the latest, the links to their comments are in the article below. The highlights include: Juliet suggesting that Darcy’s sex appeal has far more to do with the rise of We, The Romantics than musical talent, and Darcy’s zinger back: what would Juliet Jacobs know about sex appeal?
YIKES
Chapter Four
Darcy satwith her arms crossed over her chest, her legs crossed tightly over one another. Physically she was actively working to contain herself, as Eliana wrapped up her lecture.
Her most recent lecture, for accuracy’s sake.
The issue – well, one of them – was that Darcy had never really done well being lectured at or talked down to.
It was one of the reasons she’d sucked so badly in school. She wasn’t an idiot, contrary to what a handful of assholes used to say behind her back. And sometimes to her face, depending on what level of a fight they were looking for. To her own point, she didn’t give a damn if she got another suspension, so, yeah, she would throw down if necessary.
But she did terribly when trying to focus when she wasn’t dialed in and interested.
She knew basic algebra, sowhy, exactly, did she need to take calculus? Nothing about it made any sense to her; the numbers blended together, and she was lost in math and science before even really getting started. And every teacher she’d ever had got to the point where they were frustrated by her constant lack of understanding.No, she couldn’t explain where, exactly, thingsstarted not making sense. None of it made sense, right from the start.
She’d been unable to stand the way those teachers had stared at her. Like she was a total failure.
In some ways, she felt very similarly about this situation right now.
