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Peppers and Eggs

Jodie Foster is frying peppers and eggs ~ it is late and her legs ache as she scrambles the yokes, sautés jalapenos. Today a jerk again compared her to the movie star ~a life she never wanted keeps invading her reality, even though she was born earlier, people consider her the fraud; the fake, the `knock-off.' Not for the first time she imagines changing her name, but always there is a fear of not being compared to anything at all. There is a loud noise upstairs. She freezes, she recalls the movie -`Panic Room.' She runs to her downstairs closet, bolting the door behind her. Footsteps descend - it is Jodie Foster in her role as Agent Starling. Jodie has a gun and is seeking her rapist from a previous movie. Scripts are merging. The Jodi who cooks peppers and eggs understands why she has always avoided cliffhangers - suspense thrillers. She cries softly in the dark as she clutches a Dollar Store spatula, a utensil that will never work as well as a real branded weapon.

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Date: 2/14/2024 12:20:00 PM
Very creative writing, l really like it, also l love Jodie, watched her film 'panic room' again last week. l find her a mystery, someone l would like to sit next to at dinner party and try to get to know her. thank you for sharing. J.
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Eric Ashford
Date: 2/14/2024 9:22:00 PM
My pleasure, and yeas ditto on Jodie. Her movies are always memorable. Best and thanks. E.

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