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Encounter 1 - |
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Paris - 2004
Alright, my name is Corrin; and I have a confession to make. Up until this
Christmas break (2003), I didn't know who Johnny Depp was. I have now been
converted. I mean, I guess I knew who he was, but I never really cared.until
one fateful winter day in Paris. My parents split up when I was six and my
dad went Paris to open his own gallery/art supply shop. Every summer and
alternate Christmas I go and visit him. We generally get along really well,
but this year his new girlfriend Vanessa (absolutely no relation whatsoever
to Vanessa Paradis.maybe there are just a lot of them in Paris.) caused a
few heated discussions. It's not that I don't like her or anything, I just
like being able to spend time with my dad. Anyhow, so we got in a huge fight
and I stormed out of the shop, bought a ticket and hopped on the first Metro
that came along. See, the thing about me is that I'm sometimes not all that
bright. Needles to say, I wound up in Chaillot. My French is fairly good,
but wandering around strange parts of a foreign city in the middle of the
night is never a good idea. I was alone, thoroughly miserable, lost, and
cold to boot. Here's a very useful piece of advice, if ever you plan on
running away in winter.bring a coat. By now I was beginning to realize the
stupidity of my predicament. I started to jog, more out of cold than real
anxiety. I was in a fairly nice district at least.there had to be another
Metro around someplace. I turned up Rue de Point, basically sprinting. As I
ran, something caught my eye or rather, two something's. A pair of men were
sitting on the front steps of a marble building. The older one looked about
60, with a heavy wool coat and salt-and-pepper hair. His companion
was.Johnny Depp. I stared. Correction: My head turned and stared, the rest
of me kept on running square into a lamppost. The force of the impact
knocked me flat on my back, and the "SMACK" of my skull hitting the metal
was deafening. My entire left side went numb, and my peripheral vision
blacked out. Of all the people on the planet who could have seen me bean
myself on a pole, it had to be a celebrity. I peeled myself gingerly to a
sitting position. I was in the worst pain of my life. Now, this could have
been a very embarrassing situation, thankfully my wit and intelligence saved
the day.
Finally I got home. My dad was less than amused, he didn't particularly care
that I'd met Johnny Depp. I don't think he would have been impressed if I'd
have met Claude Monet. (Who, by the way, is a lot less impressive than
Johnny Depp.) But, he took pity on me and we went in to emergency. Not only
did I concuss myself thoroughly, I'd broken my arm in three places.but I
didn't care. I had morphine and Johnny Depp's signature. I am truly the
happiest invalid alive.
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