It is two days later. Diane D’s family is in a hotel room packing as Diane D lays on a chair in a slight daze. Margarita approaches Diane D and says, “Are you packed yet Diane? I know you’re not that tired.”
“No I’m not tired Grandma,” Diane D says. “It’s just that when I saw Jonathan at the performance the other night, I didn’t get a chance to thank him for coming.”
“Is that what’s really worrying you? You can try send him a thank you note. You give the note to me and I‘ll send it to him.”
“That’s okay Grandma. I do know where I can find him.”
“Diane I don’t want you to go anywhere near Jonathan. I forbid it, do you understand?”
“That’s right Diane,” Mary says as she approaches Diane D. “You’re not going to look around to find anybody. We have to get ready to get on the tour buses and we don’t need you disappearing somewhere missing again.”
“Alright,” Diane D says. “I’ll go get my luggage.”
“I already did that for you Diane,” Michael says as he enters the room pushing heavy luggage on a cart.
“Wow that’s good Michael,” Mary says. “Now we don’t have to waste anymore time.”
Margarita turns to everyone and shouts, “Okay let’s go everybody!” Margarita and Mary turn around and grab some of the other luggage. Everybody else goes to grab luggage.
Fifteen minutes later, Diane D and her family step out of the elevator carrying loads of luggage into the hotel lobby. They approach their relatives, the Dianettes, the organization members and organization performers including Mike and Mitch who are already in the lobby with their luggage. Diane D turns to Mary and says, “Hey Mom, I’m gonna stop by the bar real quick to get a soda. I’ll be right back.”
“Don’t be too long Diane,” Mary says. “We gotta get on the tour buses soon. You know you have a long ride to the state hospital in two weeks and you have to get some rest.”
“I know Mom. I won‘t be too long.” Diane D turns around and walks away.
Diane D enters the hotel bar. She approaches a white male bartender. The bartender turns to her and says, “Hey Diane D! How are you?”
“I’m okay Joey. And yourself?”
“I’m doing good! Wow, that was some performance you and your family’s organization gave the other night!”
“You saw it?”
“Yeah! I not only saw it! I enjoyed it!”
“You did?”
“Sure I did! You were dynamic Diane! Those James Brown moves you and the Dianettes did were awesome!”
“Thanks Joey.”
“You’re welcome. So what can I get for you? You look pretty tired.”
“I am. I was up all night trying to get everything packed.”
“Packed? Oh your family’s organization is leaving today, huh?”
“Yeah we are.”
“You all heading back home to New York?”
“Yeah.”
“I hate to see you all go. It was nice having your family’s organization here.”
“We enjoyed being here.”
“That’s good. So can I get you a drink before you leave? One for the road?”
“No Joey, you don’t have to get me anything this time. I just came in here to look for Jonathan. Is he here?”
“Oh Jonathan had left here around forty-five minutes ago. He and some other people said they were going to a barbeque down the street.”
“A barbeque?”
“Yeah. They should be there now. If you head that way now, you’ll catch them.”
“Okay Joey, I’ll go do that. Thanks.”
“Okay Diane D. Take care.”
“You too Joey.” Diane D turns and leaves the bar as Joey smiles on towards her, then tends to the bar.
A couple of blocks away, a hundred people are at a barbeque, dancing and having a good time. Jonathan is out there dancing with them. They are all dancing and singing to the song ‘Just Around The Bend’ that Diane D and The Dianettes sang and danced to two nights before. The people are also doing the same steps and rythym Diane D and The Dianettes did. One person in the front is imitating Diane D’s singing, steps and moves while the rest of the crowd imitates The Dianettes singing, steps and moves. They are trying hard to imitate the steps of Diane D and The Dianettes, but are having a hard time doing so. They try again.
Across the field, Diane D slowly appears behind some tall bushes and weeds. She peeks through the bushes and weeds at the people. She stares at the people.
The people are still dancing and singing to the song ‘Just Around The Bend’ still trying to do the same steps and rythym Diane D and The Dianettes did.
Diane D remains behind the bushes. She is stunned to see the people imitating her and The Dianettes singing, steps and moves! She continues to stare at the people.
The people continue to have a hard time getting the steps and moves right as they continue imitating Diane D and The Dianettes. A black guy from the back comes to the front and switch places with the person in the front who’s imitating Diane D. The person in the front goes to the back. The guy in the front turns to the people in the back and says, “Now this is the way Diane D and the Dianettes actually did it!” They start all over again as the guy in the front tries to imitate Diane D‘s moves and the people in the back imitate the Dianettes‘ moves.
Diane D remains behind the bushes continuing to stare at the people.
The people still have a hard time getting the steps perfect. Jonathan comes to the front and switch places with the guy in the front. The person in the front goes to the back. Jonathan turns to the people in the back and says, “Diane D and the Dianettes really did it this way! I should know! I was at their concert the other night and saw their dance moves first!”
“We were all at their concert Jonathan!” some of the people say. “We all saw their dance moves first hand!” They all start to laugh. They start the dance moves all over again as Jonathan tries to imitate Diane D‘s moves and the rest of the people try to imitate the Dianettes‘ moves. They are still having a hard time getting the steps perfect.
Diane D remains behind the bushes and weeds puzzled staring at Jonathan watching him trying to imitate her. Nicolas and Mickey suddenly appear behind Diane D. They look through the bushes and weeds and see the people across the field dancing and singing to Diane D and the Dianettes’ steps also. “Hey Diane,” Nicolas says. Diane D quickly turns her head around as Nicolas says, “Maybe you can go over their and show those people how to do your steps right.”
“Very funny Nicolas,” Diane D says. “What are y’all doing here?”
“We were just about to ask you that Diane,” Mickey says.
“Yeah,” says Nicolas. “You know we’re about to leave.”
“I just wanted to see Jonathan real quick,” Diane D says.
“Okay you see him, now let’s go.”
“How did y’all even know I was here?”
“Well Mom told us to go to the bar to get you,” Mickey says. “We went to the bar and didn’t see you in there, so we asked Joey where you were. He said you were on your way down this area to a barbeque to look for Jonathan, so we came here to get you. It’s time to go Diane.”
“Can’t I just go over there and say goodbye to Jonathan real quick? I think he wanted to invite me over there to that barbeque.”
“Diane didn‘t you learn your lesson?” Nicolas says. “If mom and grandma finds out that you snuck over here trying to see Jonathan, they will have your rear end.”
Diane D turns her head away from Nicolas and Mickey and looks back at the crowd. “Oh don’t worry Diane,” Mickey says. “They’ll get your steps right once they keep practicing.”
“Oh yeah?” Nicolas says. “It looks like to me they’re gonna need a lot of practice Mickey.”
“Well if you think they need a lot of practice Nicolas,” Diane D says, “I might as well teach Jonathan and he mi
ght as well practice with me. Him and I can rehearse together.”
Nicolas turns to Diane D and says, “Very funny Diane. Any excuse to be with Jonathan, huh.”
“I’m just saying.”
“Come on, let’s get out of here before Joey tells Mom where we are. The next thing you know Mom will come here and have all our rear ends. Let’s go.” Nicolas grabs Diane D’s left arm as Mickey grabs Diane D’s right arm. They both turn and take her away. Diane D turns her head back towards the people and Jonathan as Nicolas and Mickey take her away.
Jonathan and the people continue to dance having a good time trying to get Diane D and the Dianettes’ steps right.
Diane D is now undergoing treatment for Split Personality Disorders in a state hospital in Upstate New York. Her parents, her grandparents, her doctors, her lawyers and the courts will have her spend time going back and forth into state hospitals for treatment to control her violent, vicious temper and Split Personality Disorder. Diane D will return. Stay tuned for DIANE D IN THE HEADLINES Volume 2.
THE END
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