It's Above Me Now.

21: Playing Games

"The Marsha Show welcomes Chance Hugh Moss, son of the extremely powerful entrepreneurial and business savvy couple Ruben and Veronica Moss. He is here with us to talk about his new recreational center, which is his first venture in business. Chance, for those who missed out on the grand opening, tell us more about The Troupe Recreational, what it means to you, and what can be expected from this endeavor."

Sitting up properly in Marsha's velvet seat, I gave her an attentive nod. I felt like a broken record talking about The Troupe, but I was slowly getting used to it. The grand opening party was three days ago and people were still talking about the event, my parents, me, the center, and what this all meant for the Moss legacy. Seeing myself in blogs and news reports was becoming a norm, and Veronica insisted that we kept up the momentum by doing small media runs here and there. The Marsha Show was the first podcast of the week, and I had ten more to go before the week was over.

"Well, first of all Ms. V, thank you for having me on your show. I'm always honored and appreciative when someone reaches out to hear my story." I said. "Before The Troupe was in existence, it was an old, broken down orphanage. That orphanage just happens to be one of the few children's homes I resided at when I was a child. When I found the building again, I knew it was fate, and decided to revive it into a recreational center for the youths of the neighborhoods in that area. The Troupe represents togetherness, and that's how I want the children who utilize the center to feel. I want them to feel as though they can depend on the people and resources at The Troupe while they figure out their life journeys. I want The Troupe to be an assistance, or helping hand for these kids. When creating the center, I envisioned a place where the youth can come for not only shelter, but for after school activities, help with homework, and other projects they wish to pursue. It is of great importance to me because this kind of place was nonexistent when I was younger, and I truly believe that a place like The Troupe can keep a lot of young people out of trouble."

"Nice, nice, lovely." Marsha replied, smiling. "I love that you're giving back to your community like this. Your parents should be proud! I've done my research, and I see that you stated in your grand opening speech how every friend you had growing up will be apart of the center someway...even Mario Stevens. I found that so interesting and problematic, because wasn't it not too long ago that you two were fighting in a very respected district? I have the pictures and reports here to jog your memory in case you've forgotten."

I chuckled lightly and sat back in Marsha's seat. I knew it was only sooner or later before questions concerning Mario popped up. My parents were extremely displeased when I announced his involvement with the center in my speech, and Veronica even suggested that I see a doctor. But I was standing firm in my decision. I knew what I was doing.

"I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. Hey, that is my name isn't it?" I stated. "I decided to give Mario a shot of redemption because we both grew up with a lot of dysfunction and I know first hand what that does to a person. We all should be able to learn from our mistakes and become better people. That's my reasoning behind extending the olive branch. As for him being treacherous in the future, well that's on him."

Marsha and her production team nodded as if they were really taking in everything I was saying. I eyed Ruben who was sitting behind the scenes, and I could tell he was trying to calculate my hidden agenda. My father hasn't said much regarding my decision with Mario, which was very unlike his opiniated self. Ruben is an extremely smart man, and I took his silence as a thinking mechanism. He knew I was trying to pull a fast one, and I just hope I was successful before he figured out exactly what it was.

"Interesting." Marsha mused. "I must say Chance, you're quite a different breed. Not many people would be open to being business associates with someone they were once against. I like your growth, it's sexy. But let's move onto a less tense and more fun topic. Honey, the viewers of The Marsha Show and myself included would like to know...what's your love life like? I mean, you're handsome, you're business orientated, and not to mention, you're a Moss. I know you probably got women coming at you left and right. Hell, I sure would."