"A tale of obsession through the eyes of a fanatic."
Every tomorrow is a bold question mark for the motherless child Ivy Valentine. But one constant in her life that always offered smiles and hope was purple music. So one day, she decides to write...
The first thing I noticed when settling behind the desk was a three-pound bucket of Twizzlers. The sticky note attached read:
Debt paid in full.
Enjoy
No signature or anything was needed. I knew Prince's handwriting just as well as my own. I was all smiles and giggles from there.
"Frond desk, this is Ivy." Every time I answered that phone, I had the biggest grin on my face. Prince was in the building, I assumed, because his black Jeep was out front, but he never stopped by to see me. Nor was he calling. I kept asking myself, "What the hell is so great about this Monday?" Judy was still gone. And I had half of year worth of Twizzlers. That's about it.
Lunchtime was just around the corner, and I was two seconds away from calling Prince myself and asking 'so, what's up?' But then a man came in with a white box in hand. "Hello," he smiled.
"Hello," I sang back. "How can I help you?"
"Ivy Valentine?"
"Yes." I signed a piece a paper as he set the box down on the countertop. "Thank you."
"Have a good day, Miss."
Smiling big, I peeked in the holes as I was ripping open the top flaps on the box. It looked and smelled like a flower arrangement. "Awww!" It was so cute, I just melted down in my seat, lifting the basket to set in front of me. It was actually a puppy flower arrangement. The cute white and yellow face, made of carnations, was so darn adorable. There were even little brown beans for the eyes and nose. I never seen anything like it.
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There was a small greeting card stuck on the side.
Ivy,
Don't know if anyone's told u yet but I had 2 fly out 2 L.A. today. I didn't know I would be here until this morning. I'm producing a record 4 a friend.
Forgive me 4 my absence. I did hope 2 c u 2 talk about something. But I'll be back in a few days 2 kidnap u.
Keep this Hushhh between us.
😉
P.
Hushhh???Oh, God.
The fact that Prince wanted to kidnap me was great. But that Hushhh comment had me sweating a little. I don't know why, though. He was the reason I started working there.
