Vikki laughed and nodded in agreement. It was the kind of thing you say to be provocative in the midst of a provocative conversation with the hope that no one asks you to explain yourself. “What about Tones on Tail? Have you heard of them?” Laura asked. “Of course I have,” Jamie dramatically snapped back. “Well, Eric saw them play in Cleveland.” She then looked at me like I was supposed to say something. “What?” I said. “Tell him about the show,” she said. “You were there, too. Why are you asking me to tell him?” Laura told a girl from Mansfield that I had just finished reading Animal Farm (which she had loaned me). When she overheard this older guy named Tom talking about the movie Eraserhead (which Laura and I had seen together at least three times), she tried to get me to share some of my observations. It was like Laura was trying to turn herself into the Eric PR Department. I realized what was going on. She was matchmaking. Laura was trying to find someone—or some people—to replace her in my life.
What do You think about Giving Up The Ghost (2012)?
