Book 4: Lottery President
Episode 6
© by William Arthur HolmesPlease Be Serious
Once back from break and regaining her composure, Ms. Lemapalong asked Dobie, “How would you improve the economy? And please be serious.”
“Yes, ma’am. One thing previous administrations ‘accomplished,’” he air-quoted, “is that the US can no longer feel superior to some of the so-called banana republics. Several of them are now much more stable than us. I’ll be spending a lot of time fixing that.”
Shane and Rudy looked on proudly backstage. “He’s come a long way in such a short time,” Shane noted, “thanks to me.”
“You?” Rudy said. “If by ‘you’ you mean B.S. Services, then maybe. Then again, no, even that’s not true. He’s done this pretty much all by himself.”
Dobie’s water was spiked, too, but he usually spoke the truth, anyway. One effect of the drugs, however, was that he was more animated, almost theatrical. Other than that, he was fine.
