Who Wants to be a Star?

But Charisse, sensing she was pricking their weak spots, kept right on. "That Sheila, the one who wants to be a TV star, she really is a big mouth. I think she made more noise than anyone else at the party. If she ever gets on a TV show, she won't need a microphone!" "Well, just what did you hear?" her mother asked. "Oh, it really just adds up to a lot of interesting background noises in the bedrooms. Maybe it's just a little schoolgirl's imagination," Charisse said sarcastically, "but Dad would sure have a hit show if he could put them on the air!" Charisse looked at both her parents and could see that this last remark of hers had really rattled them. She was glad. They both deserved to be blasted out of their smugness in believing her just a simple little girl. "Well, lots of things happen at parties that people regret the morning after. Not everybody can hold their liquor – and grown-ups letting their hair down is a subject you have lots of time to learn about," her father said, trying to close the matter of what had been going on at the party ...»