Tony placed Niccoldi as a contemporary at first, but the wrinkles around his eyes and the stray gray-white hairs near his ears suggested he was at least a decade older. He was a vain 50, a man who dyed his hair and tried too hard to fit in with a younger crowd. Tony already got the sense he wasn’t going to like him.
“Welcome,” Niccoldi said, gesturing toward a chair. That was directed at K.J. To Tony, he offered, “And this must be your photographer.”
“Do you see a camera?” Tony asked. Niccoldi stared at him awkwardly a moment before Tony said, “Tony Lang” and offered his hand.
“Ah, the new English hire,” Niccoldi replied. He shake was weak for a man his size and Tony didn’t like the way he said ‘hire,’ like he was kitchen help. I’m tenure track, pal, Tony thought, same as you.
Related Articles
-
Who Wears the Pants Scene 262
When Rose got in the car, it reeked of dirty diapers. Evidently David had pooped in his pants...
-
Cultural Differences
Dad always traveled for work. He would be gone for weeks at a time as he went off to...
-
Alvin in the Fourth Scene 138
“No, I mean remember how the satellite images showed those crazy snaking roads that went all the way...
-
Ellen’s Visitor Scene 50
Upon the slow feeling of being lowered onto the mat with Ellen’s hands on both of his hips, the...
-
Easter Flowers Scene 67
And then, as she knelt down to dry off the floor, she bumped into the edge of the...
-
Who’d be a Boy? Scene 18
There’s a booming knock on the washroom door. “Do you need any help in there?!” the concierge yelled....
-
Ellen’s Visitor Scene 77
A ray of hope kept him together though, shined through with the ““But then what would your mother say...
-
The Inheritance Scene 29
“Yeah, I guess,” she conceded. They walked outside and Maggie locked the front door. “At least you’re not going...
