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Chapter #6

The coin called to Erica

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It was not the groaning from her stomach, that bothered Erica Shaffer, it was the nagging desire to flip the strange coin.
As her mother lectured her about "not starving herself to keep up Hollywood's image of beauty", she fingered the strange coin that lay resting in the pocket of her jeans.
As she ran her finger over it, she could feel every small engraved detail, the two pregnant figures on the front, the deep scratches elsewhere on the coin, the image of the coin blocking out almost all thought in her head.

Flip Me Erica a voice not her own whispered to her in head. It was calm, soft, seductive.

"I know you're excited about getting the lead in that new movie that's filming soon, but you have to Erica. I've seen those photos of other actresses your age online. skinny as a rail, ribcage visible. It's not healthy. You should eat something else other than a salad. You're going to need the energy. The play is in nine days, and then after that you're leaving back to California to shoot that movie." Katelyn lectured, her age and wisdom echoing through her words.

Erica looked at her mother. Time had been semi-kind to her, because despite being in her mid-fifties, the great beauty on her face was still visible, even if hidden behind wrinkles, grey hairs, and sagging body parts.

"Mom, I know. But, I'm okay really. I'm not going to starve myself, my stomach is probably just a little upset from whatever that was this afternoon" Erica says, thinking back to her recent losing bout to vomiting.

What as that? Erica thought, but her train of thought was derailed by another thought that came charging through her head.

Flip Me Erica.

Without thinking, she reached into the pocket of her jeans, grabbed the coin, and placed it into her hand.

"I just want you to be careful Erica. You're my only child, and I'm concerned, especially since you moved away to Hollywood. It's a whole different world out there. I mean, I see you on TV all the time for the skin commercials, so I know you're doing fine, but it's when your commercials are not on that I worry. I watch those reality shows during my lunch break at the bank all the time. I see what's it really like out there. I just want you to be careful!" Katelyn said, her voice ripe with motherly concern.

"Mom, Hollywood is nothing like those tv shows. Besides, what are you doing watching TV in the break room? I thought as manager you're supposed to make sure those slackers are doing their jobs" Erica says with a smart, smug tone in her voice.
"Oh Erica, I'm the HEAD manager for the branch. I'm the queen of that castle, and I decided that a happy worker is a productive worker. So I managed to convince the higher ups that a TV in the break-room would help. They can have their lunch hour and watch a little TV." Katelyn says.
"Yet, it's always on trashy California reality shows?" Erica asks.
"Tracy always gets the remote before everyone else. It's the only rule on the TV, who gets the remote first, picks what's on. Although, I swear the woman must have bought another one, because she ALWAYS has it" Katelyn says with a smile on her face.

Flip Me. the voice commanded her, asking her to do it's bidding.
Finally she did.

Absentmindedly, the coin found it's way onto her thumb, and with a mighty flick, she sent the coin flying high into the air. Without even thinking, she snatched the coin from midair, closing her fist around it.

Look Erica the thought commanded.
She did.

Her eyes went from her tightly closed fist containing the coin to....

You have the following choices:

1. Katelyn - Her 50 something mother, staring at her oddly.

2. Someone Else - It's a busy restaurant.

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