PALMS FOR THE POOR
SERIES II -- PART II
by JULIE LEE
Continued from last week's discussion with the Palm Reader...
PALM READER: no, not a lesbian, you’re not meant to be a lesbian
JULIE: (laughs)
PALM READER: you need to be cleaned.
JULIE: am I ok with everything else? like health and...
PALM READER: your health is fine
JULIE: what about money?
PALM READER: business and relationship no good.
JULIE: business no good too? love no good too?
PALM READER: you have to clean the spirit. what’s so hard for you to clean it?
JULIE: I don’t know. its not...I don’t know.
PALM READER: so why don’t you let me clean it for you?
JULIE: you mean like how?
PALM READER: do a special cleaning for you, today.
JULIE: like what cleaning?
PALM READER: I give you something.
JULIE: mmm-mm
PALM READER: its an energy stone
JULIE: mmm-mm
PALM READER: this stone you drop it in the bathtub and it cleans alllll of that energy from you.
JULIE: really?
PALM READER: yeah, very good.
JULIE: geez. how much is the stone?
PALM READER: Ninety dollars.
JULIE: 90 bucks!?! damn!!
PALM READER: your life is very important.
JULIE: I know, but jeez, I didn’t think it was going to be 90 bucks
PALM READER: that’s what you need for your life. your life is not cheap.
JULIE: right, but is that like that the special stone to clean the spirit?
PALM READER: of course
JULIE: does everybody have a different stone?
PALM READER: everybody has a different stone. yours will be customized for you.
JULIE: so you got...
PALM READER: I have it
JULIE: oh. [pause] and I drop it in the bathtub? that’s weird. I never heard of it. but, um. well, its 90 dollars? (starts laughing) no specials?
PALM READER: [silence]
JULIE: (stops laughing) I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be funny, but I didn’t...
PALM READER: I’ll give it to you for 80 dollars.
JULIE: I didn’t think it was going to be, you know
PALM READER: I’ll give it to you for 80 dollars
JULIE: ok. all right. why don’t I pay you for the palm thing first (starts laughing) cause, girl, I didn’t know...
PALM READER: it’s not good what you’re doing to yourself. its bad.
JULIE: no?
PALM READER: you’re gonna have this bad luck. its gotta be up. why don’t you let me give this little thing.
JULIE: all right, but I gotta go to the bank first. I don’t have 90 bucks on me...
PALM READER: right across the street.
JULIE: ok. can I think about it?
PALM READER: its not going to be good if you think about it.
JULIE: no?
PALM READER: this is for your life. I promise you. It will work.
JULIE: ok. all right. ok. I have to go to the bathroom. (laughing) I’m sorry... ok. well, thanks. what’s your name?
PALM READER: marianne
JULIE: thank you very much
PALM READER: [mumbled]
JULIE: I will try. I might come two days later with the money.
PALM READER: no good.
JULIE: no? I got to do it today?(shaking her head no?) what if I come back two days later, it’s no good?
PALM READER: it’s not good. I won’t do it.
JULIE: (incredulous) you won’t do it?
PALM READER: no.
JULIE: I have to be like the same day?
PALM READER: it has to be the same day to get rid of the spirits. that’s big. same day.
JULIE: ok thanks (leaves)
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