At Myrtle's Home, Sarah sits inside the living room, as she looks around her Mother's home, as the house is empty, and sighs "Ahh it's so peaceful, Mama and Mitzi are on their walk, and Regina's at work, and Ted's drowning in booze." Sarah pulls out her laptop, as she says to herself "Well my last test before the finals." The door opens, as Myrtle walks inside, as Mitzi shakes her head, as Sarah turns around, and asks her Mother "So how are you liking your new walking place." Myrtle sighs "I hate Parkway Mall, and Mitzi and I went instead to Quivira Park, and I got some news." Sarah turns towards her Mother, as Mitzi looks at Myrtle, as Sarah asks "And what would that be?" Myrtle says in a sad tone "Mitzi and I was walking Quivira Park this morning, and I seen they had a seat empty in the information booth, and I applied for the job. They need some help keeping those teenage floozies in check, so I offered my services." Mitzi adds "And it's across from the "W" word." Myrtle snarls "I won't look towards it." Mitzi goes "Myrtle, they anchor both sides of where you'll be. I think I want to make a bet. How long before you go bat-shit." Myrtle smiles "I've moved on." Sarah quips "Oh yes Mama. On your birthday Aunt Ira sent you a gift card for Willard's, and you burned it. Yeah Mama." Myrtle looks at Mitzi and Sarah, and quips "Well it'll be good for me. And I love helping people out. I miss working..." Mitzi looks at Sarah and tells her "I'm heading home, we all know where this is going." Mitzi sneaks out as Myrtle starts to ramble "I worked at Jones from downtown, to Overland, and then the bastards the next state over bought my beloved store, and fired me, and did away with my favorite place besides the Casino." Sarah reminds her Mother "I worked there too, but Mama are you sure you're able to work at what you called for years "The Enemy?" Myrtle shrugs "Oh yes Sarah. I have my temper under control." Sarah sarcastically responds "Sounds like Ted telling everyone he's a social drinker." Myrtle heads out on the front porch, as she laughs "Well I start tomorrow. I'm excited. A new adventure!" Sarah sighs "A disaster."
Night has arrived, as Regina and Ted sits in the kitchen, as Regina tells her Husband "So since Mama's working, I'm inviting my friends from work over for some drinks." Ted, drinking a beer slurs "Ahh? Well I'll invite mine too since the old bat you call a Mother will be working." Regina looks at her Husband, and smiles "She's old, and working will tire her. She won't care at all." Sarah walks out of the basement, as she looks at her Sister and Husband, and smiles mischievously "I was standing behind the door. Party time tomorrow?" Regina snaps "Yes! And we have a right to have company over here. Hell Mama will be too exhausted to worry, and I picked up brochures today." Sarah walks over to Regina, and whispers "I'll be here, and Mama will be home before all of you get well lit. But hey, she may not give a shit." Regina nods "Exactly Sarah. By the way do you want to look over these nursing home brochures?" Sarah asks in a snark "Finally admitting you've lost your mind and moving into one old woman?" Sarah shakes her head, as Regina looks at Ted, and goes "She's a bitch." Ted, buzzed, tells his Wife "So are you. Both of you take after that old bat." Sarah heads to her bedroom, and laughs "It's good you two are planning while Mama sleeps. Need a mirror?" Regina tells Ted "Let's go to bed." Ted slurs "Ok. But that's all. I'm tired." Regina rolls her eyes, as she responds "And that's supposed to be my job."
It's the next day, and at Quivira Park Mall, in Overland Park, Myrtle sits inside the information kiosk, in the center of the mall, as the Mall Manager tells Myrtle "Here's your directory, and remember, always a smile." Myrtle smiles at the Manager, as she responds "I know how this works. I used to work at Jones before you were thought of." The Manager walks away, as Myrtle looks down at a computer, and asks herself "Oh well, some entertainment." Myrtle logs onto a social media site, and begins to type in some names, as she quips "Time to check on the family." Meanwhile a woman walks over, and asks "Ma'am. Do you know when Willard's open?" Myrtle mumbles "Willards?" The woman asks Myrtle "You work information." Myrtle looks up, and responds "They closed." The woman looks behind Myrtle, and then turns, as she tells Myrtle "And it looks like you shouldn't be at this job you old woman." Myrtle yells "And I hope your purse strap breaks you slut!" Mitzi arrives, along with Alberta, as Alberta laughs "Did we just hear the Myrtle Thomas we all know come out of that information desk?" Myrtle snaps "Bitch just asked me about Willard's." Mitzi sighs to herself "Looks like I won the bet." Alberta tells Mitzi "Well they are having a nice sale. We should check it out." Myrtle yells "The hell you will!" Mitzi quips "By tomorrow we'll be walking together again." Myrtle asks in a snarky tone "Did the two of you come down here to test me?" Alberta looks at her friend, and tells Myrtle "Actually, Mitzi and I just ran into each other. She's walking, and I'm signing a lease for a spot for my salon's 3rd location." Myrtle points to a temporary wall, and smiles "There's one right next to Willard's." Alberta responds "That's the spot." Alberta and Mitzi walks away, as Myrtle sits at her desk, and watches the crowds enter the two Willard's, and Myrtle fumes, as she says to herself "You inbreed bastards took my Jones, now time for the payback." Myrtle gets over the telecom, with mischief in her eyes, as she calmly responds "Fire in Willard's! FIRE!" The crowds run out of the stores, as Myrtle smiles.
Meanwhile, as afternoon has come, at Myrtle's Home, Sarah returns with anger, as she says to herself "Amelia what am I going to do about you?" Sarah looks around the yard, as Zara sits on Alberta's porch, with a bottle of wine, yells "Them white folks need to turn that damn music off. Sounds like hell's playhouse. I've yelled, but they don't know what I'll do. I saw liquor." Sarah shakes her head, and snarls "Regina." Zara sighs in a slurred tone "That girl is as white as it gets. But you are one I like, and my Great-Granddaughter. You've done your best." Sarah tells Zara, looking towards Myrtle's Home "Thank you. I need to go crash this damn party. So things may be loud for awhile, but done." Zara puts on her sunglasses, as she rocks, and takes a drink of wine, as Sarah walks over, and notices two people on the porch, staring at Sarah, as she glares at them, and walks inside, as Sarah notices Regina's friends inside, with a beer keg, and Sarah looks for her Sister, who's in the kitchen, drunk, as is Ted, and Sarah yells, as she turns off the music, "Who in the hell are you?" Regina snaps "Damnit Sarah. Can't we have some time at the house we rent?" Sarah smiles "I think Mama would do a cartwheel down State Line Road if you moved far away!" Regina yells "I'm going nowhere!" Sarah looks towards the crowd, and snaps "Party over! All of you, except you Regina and Ted, will leave!" Regina yells "Don't listen to her!" Sarah glares, and walks through the house, and Regina's party ends, and Regina and Ted look at each other, as Sarah looks around the house, and responds "Let's relax. I know Mama's enjoying her job." Regina pulls out a beer, and asks Sarah "Oh family bonding?" Ted asks "Basement Sarah?" Sarah replies "No. I wouldn't worry, so just relax. Drink. I don't feel like having a party here." Regina looks at her Husband, and responds "She's really the oldest." Ted goes "Oh." Sarah reminds her Sister "Mama named you after the town Mama and Daddy conceived you." Regina walks into the den, and Sarah heads to the basement, as Regina tells Ted "She's just starting something. Plotting." Ted lays on the couch, as Regina looks around.
As the afternoon turns to evening, At Quivira Park Mall, Myrtle sits inside the Mall Manager's office, as he's angry, and asks Myrtle "What's your problem with that store? They own half of our mall." Myrtle gasps "Shit! You all took over my.. The enemy grows!" The Mall Manager looks at Myrtle, as he pulls out his hand, and Myrtle looks into her purse, and responds "I don't have any. But I will find myself another damn mall." Myrtle storms out, and drives home, angry, as she says to herself "And I lied." Back at Myrtle's Home, Sarah walks out of the basement, as she looks around, and Regina yells at her Sister, as Sarah walks into the den "Shouldn't we clean this mess up?" Sarah quips "Mama won't be worried about this party you threw. And since you pay rent, you're entitled to a party Regina. Don't worry about it. I'm going next door." Sarah walks outside, as Regina turns towards Ted, passed out on the couch drunk, and yells "Wake up Ted! She's being too damn nice." Ted slurs "Shut up. I have a headache." Sarah walks over to Alberta's as Alberta and Mitzi sits on the porch, as Sarah asks "Where's Zara?" Alberta points inside the house, and responds "She passed out. I saw a wine bottle out here when I returned from the mall." Sarah asks "How's Mama and her new job?" Mitzi quips "She yelled fire over the intercom when Willard's opened, and when we left, she was yelling at some teenagers, calling them little sluts." Sarah responds "Well I didn't mention ownership to her. If she knew Willard's was half owner, she'd flipped." Alberta sighs "Myrtle will never forgive that store I don't believe..." Suddenly, Myrtle's Buick flies into the driveway, as Sarah looks at Alberta and Mitzi, and Mitzi quips "Well that didn't last long." Mitzi follows Alberta inside, as Sarah walks towards her Mother, as she slams the car door, and sees beer cans, and asks Sarah "Well what in the hell was going on here?" Sarah tells her Mother "So I was informed what happened at the.." Myrtle yells "Screw Quivira Park! I'll never shop there again!" Sarah replies "You never have Mama." Myrtle smiles "And that's why I'm smart. Thank god you inherited my intelligence. Now who threw a party at my house?" Sarah puts her arm around her Mother, as she whispers "Regina did. She didn't think you'd care." Rage fills Myrtle's eyes, as she asks "Please tell me you saved me some hell to raise?" Sarah sighs "Look inside." Myrtle opens the door, and looks around, as she gasps "What in the hell.." Regina walks into the living room, and begins to plead forgiveness, as Myrtle yells "Shut up you wrinkled old slut! And clean this damn mess! NOW! MOVE IT! Standing up." Regina snarks to her Sister "You set me up!" Myrtle yells at Ted "Wake your impotent ass up and help your Wife!" Myrtle tells Sarah "Order the two of us pizza, while we watch these two clean this damn mess. At least this day will be enjoyable." Regina gripes to Ted, as Myrtle stands and watches, and yells "Shut up and clean! My damn house!" Regina and Ted starts to clean, as Myrtle watches with anger in her eyes, as she quips "I get fired, and my house gets destroyed by a twit and an idiot. A bad day all around!"
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