"Okay. So when can they start?"
"They can start next week."
"Good. I'll make sure they'll be there."
"Thank you Mr. Brown."
"No problem. Take care." Grandpa Mike hangs up his phone.
The following week inside one of the hotel rooms, a white male guest with dark hair around his late thirties is inside the room. Suddenly there is a loud knock on the door. The man hurries to the door. He opens the door. He then looks out the door and says, "Diane D?"
"You have to get out the room sir," Diane D's voice says. "We have to get in there and exterminate the place."
"You have to do exterminating?"
"Yeah. So get out the room."
"Okay. Could you hold on for a minute? My girlfriend is in the bathroom. Thanks." The man stares out the door. He then closes the door and heads back into the room.
Diane D and Dana are standing outside the room inside a hotel hallway wearing matching white short sleeved polo shirts and matching navy blue mini-skirt uniforms, matching navy blue stockings and thick black sneakers as they stand facing a male Hispanic employee from the exterminating company with Diane D standing with her feet apart and arms folded, and Dana standing with one foot on the equipment with her hand leaning on a wall beam. The male employee says to them, "Now you two remember what I trained you yesterday, right? We're going to go into each of these rooms an exterminate the bedbugs and roaches."
Inside the hotel room, a white female with dark hair also around her late thirties comes out of the bathroom as the man says to her, "We have to leave the room. The exterminator company wants to get in here."
"The exterminator company?" the woman asks.
"Yes. And you will not believe who the exterminators are."
"Oh yeah? Who?"
"Diane D and her cousin Dana!"
"What! Diane D is out there?! And her cousin Dana?!"
"Yeah!"
"Oh my God! Are they staying at this hotel?!"
"No, they're not staying at this hotel! They're not guests."
"They're not?"
"No. They're working here!"
"Working here? Diane D and her cousin Dana are working here?"
"Yes!"
"Doing what?"
"Exterminating!"
"Exterminating?!"
"Yes!"
"What the heck are they doing exterminating?!"
"Didn't you hear that Diane D and her cousin Dana got put on probation and have to do community service for the heavy fine they have to pay for riding motorcycles without wearing any helmets?"
"Yeah I heard about that."
"Well guess who's the one that banged on the door a little while ago and said we have to get out? It was Diane D herself!"
"Really?!"
"Yeah!"
"She told you, you have to get out the room?"
"Yeah."
"I don't believe that she's out there! Let me go take a look!" The woman rushes to the door.
The woman reaches the door and opens it. She then looks out the hallway.
Diane D and Dana continue to stand in the hallway with the Hispanic male as they turn their heads and look at the woman. The woman becomes excited and shouts, "Oh my God! It's Diane Di! Hi Diane D!"
Diane D and Dana continue to stand there with their heads turned back looking at the woman.
The woman then says, "I understand that you all want to get in here!"
"Yes we do Ma'am!" the Hispanic male says to the woman. "We have to exterminate your room!"
"Okay. We'll be right out of your way!" The woman excitingly looks back at Diane D. She then closes the door.
Back inside the room, the woman rushes to the man and says, "You're right! That IS Diane D out there!"
"See?" the man says. "I told you!"
"You know, maybe I should get her autograph and take a picture with her!"
"Get her autograph and take a picture with her?"
"Yeah!"
"I don't think Diane D is here to sign any autographs or take any pictures with anybody. She's here to do work. By the way she banged on that door earlier and the look I saw on her face, it doesn't seem like she really wants to be here. I don't think she's in the mood to be bothered with fans."
"No?"
"No. When I said her name, she never even bothered to say hello."
"She didn't?"
"No. She just said 'You have to get out the room sir. We have to get in there and exterminate the place'. Then I said to her 'You have to do exterminating?' and then she said 'Yeah. So get out the room'."
"My. How unfriendly she sounds."
"She sure did sound unfriendly. She doesn't want to be here. She's only here because her and her cousin Dana's grandfather made them do work with the exterminating company."
"Wow."
"Let's hurry and leave the room before she bangs on the door again."
"Okay."
"And don't ask her for any autographs or pictures. Maybe some other time when she appears to be in a better mood."
"You got it." The woman and the man grab their belongings. They turn and head for the front door.
The woman and man come out the hotel room door into the hallway. "Leave your door open please," the Hispanic male says .
"Okay," the woman says. She and her boyfriend leave the door open as Diane D and Dana start to pick up the equipment. The woman and her boyfriend look at Diane D and Dana. The woman becomes excited again. She approaches Diane D and says, "Diane D! Wow it's so nice to see you here!" Diane D annoyingly looks at the woman as the woman says, "How are you?! I've always wanted to meet you! If you don't mind, is it alright if I get your autograph or maybe take a picture with you?"
"Not now lady!" Diane D rudely shouts. "I'm not here for that! I have work to do!" Diane D turns to the Hispanic male and says, "I'm gonna get started in there."
"Okay Diane," the Hispanic male says.
Diane D walks away from the woman and goes right into the woman and the woman's boyfriend's hotel room as Dana goes past them. Dana goes into the room also as the Hispanic male follows in after them. The woman and the man stare towards their hotel room door. The man then turns to the woman and mimics, "'Not now lady!'?" He then says, "It looks like she just gave you the brush-off! That was rude!"
"Well she's working right now. I mean her and her cousin Dana are busy trying to exterminate this place."
"In mini-skirts? And in stockings? That don't seem like the type of attire people do exterminating work in. With that rude behavior of Diane D's, we shouldn't even go to see her family's upcoming show if we take a vacation to England."
"Well maybe she has things on her mind. After all, she is on probation."
"Well who's fault is that?! No one told her and her cousin Dana to be riding motorcycles without wearing any helmets!"
"I know."
"Come on. Let's get out of here." The man and his girlfriend turn and walk away.
Chapter 7
It's Showtime
It is one week later. Diane D and the Dianettes are at Miranda's apartment inside Miranda's bedroom. They are all on the bed in a complete circle being on their knees. They each have a wireless microphone in their hands as Diane D says to them, "Come on girls we got to get this song right. We got to keep practicing."
"Oh Diane," Charlotte says. "Can we get a little break?"
"Not yet Charlotte. We gotta keep rehearsing."
"Why Diane?" Nancy says. "Are we even able to do the show with you being on probation and having to do community service?"
"If I keep up with my community service, we will be able to perform."
"Why do you have to do community service in the first place Diane?" Miranda's brother Marty asks. "I hear you were riding on a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. Is that true?"
"Yes it is."
"Why did you take a risk like that? The helmet is for your own safety."
"I know. It was a mistake Marty, but I learned from it."
"That's good. Are you ready for me to turn the music on?"
"Yes we're ready Marty, hit it."
Marty gets behind the computer and DJ equipment. He starts to play the music. Diane D and the Dianettes start to sway to the beats. Diane D then shouts, "Ready girls?! Hit it!" Miranda starts to hum to the beats as Diane D follows. Bernice then hums to the beat as Diane D follows again. They start to sing a song as music plays from the speakers.
ENGLAND:
It is two months later. The hotel room is crowded with Margarita, Tomas, Mary, Barry, Tonio, Marilyn, Nicolas, Mickey, Diane D, Michael and the Dianettes. Margarita starts to shout to everyone, “Okay everybody, listen up!” The entire crowd turns to Margarita as Margarita shouts, “We have to leave for the show at the theater now! Is everyone ready?!”
“Yeah!” everyone shouts.
“Okay let's get going!”
Everyone in the room turns and heads towards the doorway.
THEATER:
Inside the theater, the audience is packed full of excited people. The stage is very large. A white male announcer around his early 40’s comes on the stage with a microphone in his hand. He speaks into the microphone and shouts, “Ladies and gentlemen, The Diaz-Davidson Organization is here!” The crowd starts to cheer! The announcer then says, “Their first performance is ready to come out! Ladies and gentlemen, here are Nicolas and Mickey the Diaz-Davidson Brothers!” The crowd screams and cheers.
Nicolas and Mickey come out on the stage with a guitar in each of their hands. They wave to the crowd as they walk to the center of the stage with their guitars. They sit on two stools that are on the stage. Nicolas and Mickey start to play the guitars and sing some tunes.
After three minutes, Nicolas and Mickey finish their act. The crowd cheers and applauds. Nicolas and Mickey turn and wave to the crowd as they leave the stage. The announcer comes back on stage. He speaks into the microphone and shouts, “Let’s give it up one more time for Nicolas and Mickey The Diaz-Davidson Brothers!” The crowd cheers again. The announcer then shouts, “Okay ladies and gentleman, we have another wonderful performance! Ladies and gentlemen, here performing are Diane D and The Dianettes!” The crowd screams and cheers as music starts to play. One of the women in the crowd turns to the others and says, "Oh oh, Diane D is about to come out. Is she going to levitate like she did in her performance in Germany?"
"I sure hope not," another woman in the crowd says. "Because if she starts that levitation stuff, I'm running right out of here!"
"I'm right behind you." The women turn and look back at the stage as Diane D and the Dianettes come out on stage. Diane D and the Dianettes start to sing and dance with Diane D being in the lead.
After three minutes, Diane D and The Dianettes finish their performance. The crowd cheers. Diane D and The Dianettes turn and leave the stage. The announcer comes back on stage. He speaks into the microphone and says, “Wow what a great performance! Let’s hear it for Diane D and The Dianettes!” The crowd cheers and applauds again! The announcer then says, “Okay ladies and gentlemen! We have another wonderful performance! Ladies and gentlemen, The Diaz-Davidson Organization presents Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band!” The crowd cheers.
Michael and six male band members come out on the stage. They wave to the crowd. They start to play the instruments.
After three minutes, Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band finish their performance. The crowd cheers. Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band turn and wave to the crowd as they leave the stage. The announcer comes back on stage. He speaks into the microphone and says, “Wow what a fantastic performance! Let’s give it up again for Michael and The Diaz-Davidson Band!” The crowd cheers and applauds again! The announcer then says, “Okay ladies and gentlemen! We have another wonderful performance! Ladies and gentlemen, here again are Diane D and The Dianettes!” The crowd cheers. Ballet/jazz music starts to play. Bernice, Charlotte and two male dancers twirl out on the stage. They then do ballet routines. Bernice, Charlotte and the two male dancers twirl around the stage. One of the male dancers lifts and twirls Bernice high up in the air as the other male dancer lifts and twirls Charlotte high up in the air!
After three minutes, Bernice, Charlotte and the two male dancers finish their performance. They then twirl off the stage. Different ballet/jazz music starts to play. Miranda, Lonna and two male dancers twirl out on the stage. They then do ballet routines. Miranda, Lonna and the two male dancers twirl around the stage. One of the male dancers lifts and twirls Miranda high up in the air as the other male dancer lifts and twirls Lonna high up in the air!
After three minutes, Miranda, Lonna and the two male dancers finish their performance. They then twirl off the stage. Different ballet/jazz music starts to play. Nancy, Kelly and two male dancers twirl out on the stage. They then do ballet routines. Nancy, Kelly and the two male dancers twirl around the stage. One of the male dancers lifts and twirls Nancy high up in the air as the other male dancer lifts and twirls Kelly high up in the air!
After three minutes, Nancy, Kelly and the two male dancers finish their performance. They then twirl off the stage. Music fron India starts to play. Diane D and one male East Indian dancer twirl out on the stage. They then do Indian dance moves. Diane D and the male Indian dancer twirl around the stage. The Indian dancer then lifts and twirls Diane D high up in the air! He then brings Diane D down to the floor and spins her around the stage floor as she starts to do break dance moves, kicking her feet high up in the air!
After three minutes, Diane D and the Indian dancer finish their performance. They then twirl off the stage as the crowd screams and cheers. The announcer comes back on stage. He speaks into the microphone and says, “Wow what a fantastic performance that was! Let’s give it up again for Diane D, The Dianettes and their male dancers!” The crowd cheers and applauds again! The announcer then says, “Okay ladies and gentlemen! We have another wonderful performance! Ladies and gentlemen, The Diaz-Davidson Organization presents The Alpha Dancers!” The crowd cheers. The Alpha Dancers, four black women and four black men come out on the stage. They start to perform a tap dance routine.
After three minutes, the Alpha Dancers finish their performance. The crowd cheers. The Alpha Dancers turn and leave the stage. The announcer comes back on stage. He speaks into the microphone and says, “What a wonderful performance! Let’s give it up for the Alpha Dancers!” The crowd cheers and applauds again! The announcer then says, “Okay ladies and gentlemen! We have another wonderful performance! Ladies and gentlemen, whatever you do, don't try this at home! But here again is Diane D and coming out for the first time, is Lynn Cho as she and Diane D do a martial arts performance!”
The crowd cheers as one of the men in the crowd excitingly turns to the others and says, "Martial arts? Diane D is going to perform martial arts?! This, I got to see!"
"Me too!" a woman in the crowd says. They turn and look back at the stage.
Diane D and an Asian female Lynn Cho who is around the same height as Diane D twirl out from opposite sides of the stage dressed in black body suits with long sticks in each of their hands as the crowd cheers. Diane D and Lynn Cho face each other from opposite sides of the stage. Music starts to play. Diane D and Lynn Cho start to run towards each other with the long sticks in their hand! They start to do a martial arts routines. Lynn Cho swings her stick and tries to hit Diane D with the stick as Diane D ducks from the blows! In return, Diane D spins her body around, swings her stick and tries to hit Lynn Cho with the stick as Lynn Cho ducks from the blows! Lynn Cho spins her body around, swings her stick and tries to hit Diane D with the stick again, but Diane D throws her stick aside and starts to do forward flips towards the side of the stage avoiding being hit with the stick as Lynn Cho follows her trying to hit her with the stick! The crowd cheers!
Diane D stops forward flipping as Lynn Cho continues to try hitting her with the stick! She starts to back flip towards her stick and quickly grabs her stick off the floor! Diane D and Lynn Cho face each other again as Lynn Cho tries to hit Diane D with the stick again, but every time, Diane D manages to avoid the blows as she ducks and bends from the stick! Diane D spins her body around again and tries to hit Lynn Cho with the stick again, but every time, Lynn Cho manages to avoid the blows also as she ducks and bends from Diane D's stick! Lynn Cho then spins her body and swings the stick at Diane D again! She knocks Diane D's stick right out of Diane D's hand! Diane D's stick lands on the stage floor! Lynn Cho spins her body around again and swings the stick at Diane D again as Diane D does back flips towards the side of the stage avoiding the blows! Diane D reaches the end of the stage as excited audience members try to touch her shoulders and shout, "Diane D!" Diane D manages to do flips right back towards the middle of the stage as Lynn Cho continues to swing her stick at her! Diane D suddenly does the split! Lynn Cho is about to swing the stick right on the top of Diane D's head as the crowd screams, but Diane D quickly throws her arm and hand high up in the air breaking the stick! "Woooohh!" the audience shout as Diane D and Lynn Cho start to do martial arts without the sticks! They do side kicks and fantastic back flips! They do martial stunts trying to kick each other as the crowd screams and cheers!
After three minutes, Diane D and Lynn Cho finish their performance. The crowd stands, scream and cheer very loud! Diane D and Lynn Cho face each other. They then head towards each other. They approach each other and bow to each other. They then hug each other. They then hold each other's hand as they turn and face the crowd. They smile to the crowd and wave their other hand to the crowd as the crowd continues to stand and cheer. Diane D and Lynn Cho then let go of each other's hand. They then twirl off towards opposite sides of the stage. They then disappear off the stage as the crowd continues to scream and cheer.
Chapter 8
The Double Exposure
Inside Gracy and Mike's house in Queens, NY, Grandpa Mike and the rest of the family are sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast. Diane D is leaning against the kitchen counter drinking a glass of orange juice. Gracy approaches Diane D and says, "You're suppose to do a photo shoot at the studio today, aren't you Diane?"
"Yeah Grandma," Diane D says.
"Well you better hurry up and get going before you wind up missing it, then they'll have to cancel it and reschedule."
"Okay Grandma. I gotta go up stairs and get something."
"Okay hurry up now."
"Okay Grandma." Diane D turns away from Gracy and heads out the kitchen.