Tuesday 24 October – IT SUITS HER, Episode 13

By
William E. Spear

Volume 2, Issue 13

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Full Transcript –

IT SUITS HER, Episode 13

ORIGINAL DATE: 24 October 2023

(Theme for It Suits Her fades up and under)

Hello. This is William Spear, host of The 3:57 by William E. Spear. Thanks to Maxie and Celia for hosting the program while I recovered from too many milkshakes.

This is the current series called IT SUITS HER.

Maxie has gotten his suit – all puns are intended – but at a price well beyond the twenty dollars he paid. Celia has been fired from the Smart Styles Tailoring Shop. They are standing in the dark in cold weather.

For the first time, they are simply and merely two people. There is no ex-movie star. There is no assistant manager. Just two individuals with fractured pasts and blank futures.

What’s next for them? Stay tuned for Episode Thirteen of . . . IT SUITS HER.

(Theme for Standing in the Cold)

Celia and Maxie are standing and nearly shivering. The evening has gone where neither expected.

She finally speaks: “I almost bit a hole in my lip to keep from laughing when you wanted a receipt.”

Maxie returned the humor: “And you pushed him over the edge when you asked.”

The cold temperature chilled their attempted humor laughter.

Celia nodded: “It’s a nice suit, though.”

Maxie let her know he was sorry about her job.

“There are plenty of other jobs,” she shrugged. “I can start over with someone else. But you missed your audition.”

Celia’s cell phone, muffled in her coat pocket, rang twice. Maxie paused but Celia shook her head “No” and said he could leave a message.

Maxie continued: “Anyway, the audition was a hundred to one shot that wasn’t meant to be. I’ll get another one.”

Celia smiled and considered her words carefully: “Were you really a drunk?”

“It never goes away,” he said. “I drank when I woke up, during the day, and at night to fall asleep. Didn’t even recognize my own kids.”

“You have kids?”

It was Maxie’s turn to be quiet. He shook his head “Yes”.

“Why didn’t you get help?” wondered Celia.

“I didn’t have the guts to let the world see the perfect gentleman was a lousy drunk,” said Maxie. “I lost everything – career, money, and family. I haven’t seen my wife or kids in a decade.”

“You have a wife, too?”

“That usually comes with kids,” he said.

A smile flashed across Celia’s face and quickly turned into a frown. Maxie assured her he was okay: “I’m recovering; haven’t had one in five years, six months, two weeks, one day, and . . . what time is it?

“Nine-seventeen,” she said.

“And seventeen minutes. Approximately,” he added.

From out of the dark and cold, another voice spoke: “That’s a long time to go without a drink. Are you sure it’s been five years, six months, and two weeks?”

Celia looked but did not recognize the individual.

Maxie smiled and went on: “Don’t forget the one day and seventeen minutes.”

Celia added: “Eighteen, now.”

The stranger spoke: “Hello, Max.”

“Hello.” Maxie winced: “The auditions are over, aren’t they?”

“Yes, Max, the auditions are over.”

(Theme for Standing in the Cold)

You’ve just listened to Episode Thirteen of IT SUITS HER.

Series theme is through the courtesy of Michael Kobrin. Theme for Standing in the Cold is by SoulProdMusic. Both are at PixaBay.

The Three Fifty-seven is written and produced by William Spear.

Thank you for listening.

(Theme for It Suits Her fades up and out)

WES