Subj: The Diary Of Thomas Peed
Date: 3/4/01 5:59:56 PM Central Standard Time
From: Marcos1
My name is Thomas Peed. I truly hate my name! No, not Thomas, but my last name Peed. It is a last name with a double meaning, that people are prone to make fun of...and not just little kids, either. But enough of this, my name being the least of my problems, for I am trapped forever in changing universes, every hour, the present universe vanishes, and I become part of another. Everything changes, but my name is always Thomas Peed.
My story began several years ago, when I was on vacation, in a little town, called Collinsport, in the great state of Maine. But perhaps, I'm running ahead of myself, first I should tell you, more about me.
~~~
I was born in 1941 Child of Larry and Lois Peed Worked as a security guard
for most of my life. But then in 1973, it came to pass, that I won, first prize
in the Magazine Club sweepstakes. I became rich, beyond any need for work.
I traveled and explored interesting places. Uneventful but fun But then it came
to pass, that I visited a place known
as 'The Old House'
~~~
"Barnabas Collins," Angelique said, "if you insist upon marrying Julia Hoffman, then I have no choice but to curse you forever."
"Make me a vampire again?" Barnabas asked, smiling. "Really, Angelique, you aren't very creative. Well, go ahead, but be warned, when I rise, I'm going to destroy you."
"No, Barnabas," Angelique replied. "As Cassandra, I studied modern physics, as part of my studies at Rockport, with Professor Stokes. I DO...have something, much more creative and different in mind."
Barnabas approached Angelique--who was standing in the open doorway of the old house. He moved closer and closer. Now, was the time that he intended to end her life, and Angelique sensed this. She moved her hands in the air and started to recite the ancient words, to cast forth the spell. But then it came to pass, that I walked between Barnabas and Angelique. Unfortunately, her spell fell upon me. I, then vanished into the air.
"What did you do to that man?" Barnabas asked.
"The fool!" Angelique cried. "He received the curse meant for you. He is now lost forever in the changing universes."
"Oh," Barnabas said, shrugging his shoulders. He then grabbed Angelique and straggled her. Her lifeless body fell to the floor.
Later, Barnabas wondered about the funny little man. He wondered what really happened to him. But in the end, the subject was allowed to drop. After all, he was a stranger, that Barnabas didn't actually know
~~~
I was just going to ask for directions to the 'House By The Sea.' It being one of the more interesting tourist attractions in Collinsport. What a bitch, that witch was!
~~~
I found myself in a small room. There was a table, chair and a large mirror. It looked like some kind of dressing room. Outside, I could hear the shouting of a crowd.
"Thomas, baby," a young woman said, walking into the room. She was very pretty with dark hair and very blue eyes. She needed some Sun, though. She was very pale.
"Thank goodness," I said, "I am so glad to see someone. Could you please tell me, where I am? And how do I get to the house by the sea?"
"House by the sea?" she asked. "Thomas, have you been smoking pot?" She shook her head. "No, matter, we have to get you out on stage. You are on."
"On stage?"
"Yes, your public awaits."
"But I don't know what you are speaking of, or, even, who you are."
"My name is Sophia. Silly."
"And?"
"I'm your agent and your lover. Now, quit being silly and go out on stage."
"And do what? Take off my clothes....or some other stupid thing."
"If you want to. The crowd wouldn't mind. But, first, you should sing."
"I'm leaving. You are the one that has been smoking something strange. Young lady, I have never cast eyes on you, before this very minute. Really! I'm going back to my hotel room, right now."
At that moment, a man entered the room. He was a dapper looking dark haired fellow, wearing a top hat and coat. "Peed, what's the problem here?"
"And who are you?" I asked.
"Nicholas Blair, the owner of this club. I am a very important man. Peed, you need to get on stage now." He stared at me. I could tell, he was furious. "That is, if you want to ever work again, in show business."
At this point, I was very confused. What was all this? Some sort of elaborate joke or something? Oh, well, I decided to play along. "Okay, I'm ready to sing."
"Good," Nicholas replied. "Miss Sophia, we have the TelePrompTer setup as you requested."
"Baby," Sophia said, rubbing my shoulders, "we have the lyrics flashing, just above the ceiling lighting. All you have to do, is read the words."
"Sure," I said. "Let's go."
{At this point in the story, I should digress a bit. I am a shy man by nature and never had much luck with romance. I'm not bad looking, bald, around five foot--two,weigh around 160, and wear coke bottle type thick glasses. But I really have to tell you! The next moment in my life, was one of the best. It really was. It was so cool!}
The room was full of young women, most of them, young enough, to be my daughter, if I ever had, had one. Many were very pretty. Everything was so very strange! The first thing that I noticed was the eye contact difference. Women, as a rule, don't look directly into my eyes. They usually count the tiles on the ceiling, instead of returning my glance. But the first moment, that I walked on stage, I noticed things were different. The ladies were looking at my eyes, at my arms, at my chest, even (blush) between my legs, and some of them, were licking their lips. Had I died and gone to Heaven? What was going on?
The music started and I sang the lyrics, by reading from the TelePrompTer.
Vampire love is kooky love
Kooky love is bloody love
Bloody love is messy love
Messy love is cool
Don't try to stop me
I'm giving cool love
Cool love
Cool love
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
As I sang, I could tell that the crowd really loved me! I've never thought that I had a good voice, except in the shower...but this crowd really loved me. I felt like a king. I had it made, record deals, groupies, the whole nine yards. But at that moment, I vanished.
~~~
"Thomas Peed," a voice called out.
I was in a bedroom, wearing polka-dot pajamas. Now, how, did I get here?
"Thomas, you wimp," the male voice called out, "come outside, so I can beat your ass."
And so it came to pass, I was in another reality, one that felt more like home.
To be continued-