Page 230 of Crank (Crank 1)
Chase had been accepted by USC—
the University of Southern California.
They have an awesome film school …
Early graduation, a full scholarship,
for him, a dream come true.
I’ll leave after Christmas break.
For me, a dream or three, annihilated.
I didn’t know what to say.
Please don’t cry. It’s not so far away.
It might as well be clear across the globe.
Out of sight, out of my mind.
… And the Ugly
I was still upset when
we pulled up to the bank.
I was a ton more upset
when the teller informed
me that Mom had restricted
my access to my own account.
Okay, it had dwindled considerably.
But I had to have cash the next day.
You should not stand
a guy like Roberto up.
And I was in serious want
of a fabulous bender.
I’m not sure which one of
the two made me more panicky.
I asked Chase if I could
borrow some money.
But when I told him why, he told
me I was nuts and took me home.
