MARIA, daisy jones and the six

where the pills start

INTERVIEWER : Few words to define your encounter when you arrived at the Dunnes Brothers' house in LA?

KARREN : Not great.

GRAHAM : It sucked.

EDDIE : Not the best one.

MARIA : Could have been better... or worse.

GRAHAM : We all looked each other in the eyes for at least 5 long seconds without saying a word. At the 3rd second, Maria had already taken a picture, our eyes wide open. The flash had been so fast that I didn't realize it until it was too late.

WARREN : That was fast. I understand now why she was a good concert photographer, she was quick to capture the moments.

EDDIE : It was a funny picture.

GRAHAM : Anyway, I'm still upset about it. [smiles]

WARREN : I was dressed as a pirate. Eddie was a girl. Graham was... almost naked. His hands hiding his private parts. [laughs]

MARIA : Karen got the room that nobody wanted because of the decoration or something like that. And I got the one next to the boys.

INTERVIEWER : And what happened next?

EDDIE : I got changed and knocked on her door. I wanted to introduce myself... with dignity. I didn't want the only thing she would remember that day to be Eddie Roundtree in a pink floral dress. [chuckles]

MARIA : I opened the door and I saw him. A smile spread across my face as he cleared his throat.

EDDIE : Her eyes made me shy. And I was not a shy person, it was the opposite.

MARIA : "Hi!" He said to me, "Sorry about earlier-"

EDDIE : She cut me off, "No problem." [pauses] "I'm Maria Whilson," she said, reaching out to shake my hand.

MARIA : Eddie Roundtree. That was his name.

EDDIE : And suddenly, she asked me with a smile, "Is it you who wanted me to come, to be your photographer?"

INTERVIEWER : What did you say to her then?

EDDIE : Of course I didn't tell her the truth that day. I had too much pride at the time. I said something like, "The whole group thought of you, you have talent so we wanted you to come with us." She had simply nodded nonchalantly in response, "Thank you."

MARIA : Karren had told me that she heard a voice behind Camilla when they were on the phone. A boy's voice. "We need the photographer." I still don't know who it was, but it wasn't important? Anyway, apparently they had a gig at the Strip, so that was something.

EDDIE : She told me she couldn't come with us this afternoon because she had someone to meet, so I nodded.

MARIA : I had to go see my brother first. It was more important. So I went to his apartment. I knocked on the door and someone opened it. But it wasn't my brother. The man told me that he had not paid the rent and had been evicted. So I called his best friend, Noah. He told me that they had been living together for a few months already. I got on the subway and went to this new address. I had missed my brother, and he had changed. Dark circles under his eyes and his reddish hands. He had been in big trouble and didn't even think to call me. What an idiot! I promised him I would earn enough money to help him. He refused.

EDDIE : Maria arrived halfway through our concert. She was with a young man, blond with blue eyes. I noticed while playing that Maria's eyes were sparkled but her smile trembled.

MARIA : My brother offered me some pills, I refused. He started to put them in his mouth so I took them instead. He had had enough. Yes... I was high during their first concert.

EDDIE : LA was a dangerous city. A place where you can shine or sink.

MARIA : My brother had left before the end of the concert. He had enjoyed the band but couldn't stay any longer. He had something important to do. I still don't know what it was. Before I left, I gave him the address where I lived now, in case he needed it.

GRAHAM : Yes, Maria was high, she had ruffled my hair as if we had been close for years. Her smile lit up the room. It was fun. [smiles]

MARIA : "Stop Maria you're high!" exclaimed Graham as he gently pushed me away.

WARREN : "Give me some!" I said, holding my hands out.

MARIA : "Not mine."

GRAHAM : Warren had let out a slight grunt before leaving to get himself a beer instead.

EDDIE : At first I thought it was her boyfriend, the blonde with blue eyes.

MARIA : Eddie wasn't the smartest sometimes.

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notes:

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