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PRESENT DAY
October 30th, 2023 Washington, D.C. BET Entertainment
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"Are you ready?"
The inquiry lingered unanswered for a few minutes before a short chuckle escaped my breath.
Not to sound cliche, but If I could get a quarter for every time I've been asked that throughout my life, I'd be rich enough to buy this whole studio. It'll be worth the couple hours I've wasted watching the production team and host scramble to get everything set up last minute.
Typical black scenario.
We managed to get the trailer done—atleast.
I removed the wrinkles from my newly bought black blazer and shifted around in the hard seat before giving a response everyone's been eager to hear.
"Yes."
Yes?
Yes?
I was in such disbelief. It just had to be repeated a few times. It sounded like a foreign language—Japanese or Russian, yet it flowed so easily from my lips like they'd been waiting for this opportunity to sprout again.
Hearing it come out of my mouth was odd, as it's never been done before—least for circumstances like this. The answer had always been the same bland denial with a head shake. This is new.
"Great!" She bubbly exclaimed with a clap.
I watched as she waved the bald male wearing a thin headphone set around his neck over and gave confirmation from both of us to get this show on the road.
