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Cathy Russell speaking.
Mrs. Russell?
Yes?
Hi. This is Rob Simons. I used to be friends with your daughters back when we were kids.
Robert! How are you? I just read that article in the newspaper. I didn't know you wrote movies? How exciting!
Well, it's not that cool. I mean, I can't even afford to get my wisdom tooth yanked, and it's killing me right now.
Oh.........Well, I bet your mother was proud!
Well you see, that's why I was calling. A few years ago my mom revealed to me a conversation you had with her at the Wells Fargo counter, right in front of all the tellers, back when Bonnie and I were, I don't know, 18 or so. Do you remember that?
Um........
Well, let me remind you, Mrs. Russell. Evidently you hugged her, and then apologized and comforted her for the (alleged) problems I was having?
I did?
Yeah, I guess you mentioned that I had turned to drugs and was ruining my life and you were sorry for her and all that she was having to endure, and my mom was like, what are you talking about, woman? But you know, because you had planted that seed in her head, she got so worried, and angry -all for no reason - and felt like she had failed as a mother and the whole community was talking about her in this negative manner, which you know, kind of sucks, you know? Do you remember that talk?
Rob, I'm uncomfortable with the direction this call is going. I'm at work and....
But you see Mrs. Russell, I was always nice to you and your daughters, and even when you ballooned up to 270 pounds that year when you were our teacher's aide and the other kids were making chubby jokes I refused to...
Rob...
And when we discovered that your husband's name was Boner, and even though it's pronounced Bonner I never crank called you or wrote his name in shaving cream on your front window, like them other kids did.
Rob...
And when Bonnie went bald in 6th grade and huge chunks of her hair would fall out during class, and the other kids would call her Patches I would always defend her. Did you know that?
Well I uh.......
And when Jennifer started blowing black guys in the junior high girl's restroom I never considered telling my mother about it.
Okay, I'm hanging up. Good...
And when that sore developed on her upper lip and she had to quit cheerleading because of the ensuing alienation and the rest of the junior year she was home schooled and...(Click. Dial tone)
Hello? Mrs. Russell?