Setup for this snippet: Cecilia has her laptop and pulls up photos of her rock star father with his arm draped around women that were not her mother.
(Cecilia’s POV.) (A few changes were made to fit the sentence limit.)
“Jesus,” he whistled low. “You were able to pull all those photos up with just typing in my name?”
Computers were a part of her life and access to the Internet was not a big deal to her, but it hadn’t been as accessible in 1994. It was the beginning of most people’s Internet journey and she had a hunch he didn’t have much access to it before he died. “I can pull up videos of your band too.”
“No kidding?” he voiced in awe.
She shook her head. The point of showing him the photos was to prove she knew he’d been a player. “You say you were faithful to Mom, but the photos and captions suggest otherwise.”
He glanced at her with an arched eyebrow and said, “Haven’t you heard of publicity shots?”
Lars Gunner, the frontman for Silent Plaids, died 23 years ago and his death was ruled an unfortunate accident. Despite the fact he can’t recall what happened to him in his last moments of life, he is convinced he was murdered. He has been trapped in limbo until his daughter, Cecilia, unearths his journal and is able to see him. She seeks help from Kaleb, a psychic, but as they resurrect the past, the secrets and lies surrounding Lars’ rock and roll life just may be the death of them too.
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16 thoughts on “Lars, you got some ‘splainin’ to do! End of the Road #endoftheroad #8sunday #snippetsunday”
Hum… I wonder what kind of publicity he was going for. Or if they are really all publicity shots. I mean there are probably fan pics out there that aren’t always good for publicity.
Linda,
So very true.
Maybe they were publicity shots, but it takes more than just the alleged guilty party’s say-so to prove that!
Another great snippet with the realisation far we’ve come in the last 20 years. Not sure about his reply re the photos. I wonder whether he’ll be able to convince his daughter.
Iris,
May take a bit more than that. lol
Publicity is certainly a possibility. But, did her mother understand?
Aurora,
She was in the limelight too.
A good contrast between his time and the current time…he sure hasn’t offered much explanation as yet though, has he? Enjoyed the snippet…
Veronica,
I’m glad you liked the contrast of his and her time. 🙂
While his comment about publicity shots is reasonable, it’s hardly convincing proof he was faithful. I wonder what she’ll choose to believe.
Ed,
No, it’s not all that convincing. lol
Will she believe him? Great snippet!
Elyzabeth,
He may have to do a little more to convince her.
Another great snippet!
Amy,
Thank you.
How fascinating it must be for him to see all the technology that’s come about since he died. The things you can find out on the internet! Good snippet.
Hum… I wonder what kind of publicity he was going for. Or if they are really all publicity shots. I mean there are probably fan pics out there that aren’t always good for publicity.
Linda,
So very true.
Maybe they were publicity shots, but it takes more than just the alleged guilty party’s say-so to prove that!
Another great snippet with the realisation far we’ve come in the last 20 years. Not sure about his reply re the photos. I wonder whether he’ll be able to convince his daughter.
Iris,
May take a bit more than that. lol
Publicity is certainly a possibility. But, did her mother understand?
Aurora,
She was in the limelight too.
A good contrast between his time and the current time…he sure hasn’t offered much explanation as yet though, has he? Enjoyed the snippet…
Veronica,
I’m glad you liked the contrast of his and her time. 🙂
While his comment about publicity shots is reasonable, it’s hardly convincing proof he was faithful. I wonder what she’ll choose to believe.
Ed,
No, it’s not all that convincing. lol
Will she believe him? Great snippet!
Elyzabeth,
He may have to do a little more to convince her.
Another great snippet!
Amy,
Thank you.
How fascinating it must be for him to see all the technology that’s come about since he died. The things you can find out on the internet! Good snippet.