The Preppie Connection Page #4

The purity of the coke I had

was medical grade.

Ellis was right.

This sh*t was unique.

Raoul schooled me on

how to cut my share into half

of Lactose to double my money.

I set out to make $50 a gram

or about $6000 total.

Word spread fast.

And the orders came

rolling in.

I had a kid from every team

playing away games

spread the word last weekend.

So that's six schools.

Look, man, I don't know why he's

going through all this trouble

I mean, I... I've got the money.

I'll just buy it all myself.

Hey, I know a place

where you can get double

what Ellis can pay.

But the harder I work

the more I live.

A bunch of whacked up writers

throw some kinkfests

over in Litchfield.

I deal them hash, but when

I told them about your coke

they said they'd pay anything.

I think the guys, like,

a Baron or something.

I've always wanted

to meet royalty.

Is possible before handing

it on to future generations.

I'd wanted to become

like them.

But in the process I'd become

something even better.

I was ready a drug dealer.

I exerted a level

of control over them

but I'd never

even panicked.

I didn't need an invite

to any of their parties.

I was the party.

This is the,

kid I told you about.

Chuck here tells me

that you've got some

of the finest flake

in the Northern Hemisphere.

How is that even possible?

How about you show me

the money and I'll show you how.

A tooth full first perhaps.

Someone's been abroad.

How much do you want?

I'll take whatever you got.

Come through to the lounge.

I'll attend to your money.

Toby?

So what are you gonna do?

I like you, Toby.

You're very smart.

And you seem like a good person.

So listen closely.

You need to be careful.

Very, very careful.

Because if this thing

goes wrong...

you won't have the same out

as anyone else involved.

Do you understand?

Yeah.

You and I

never saw each other.

We never saw each other.

That was fine with me.

I was sure in his mind

he thought

that was the end of it.

But I was determined

to sell it all.

And do that little ride

I could before.

Dearest Ingrid, please accept

this with a humble request

that you not let Mike know

I've sent this money along.

Deepest regards,

your brother-in-law Todd Hammel.

This is the last of it.

Where are you coming from?

English Lit.

Had to recite a poem

in front of the class.

-Can I hear it?

-No.

Please?

I really wanna hear it.

-No, you don't. No.

-Come on.

You have it memorized, right?

Let's do it. I'm listening.

This is your stage.

God...

"When I have fears

that I may cease to be

"before my pen has gleaned

my teaming brain

"before high-piled books

on charactery hold like

"rich garners

the full ripened grain.

"When I behold upon

the night's starred face

"huge cloudy symbols

of a high romance and think that

"I may never live

to trace their shadows

"with the magic hand of chance.

" When I feel

fair creature of an hour

"that I may never

look upon thee more

"never have relish in the faery

power of unreflecting love

"then on the shore

of the wide world I stand alone

and think from love and fame

to nothingness do sink."

That was good.

I'm serious.

A bunch of us

are going to Ellis' place

in the city next weekend.

They have a place on,

on 5th Ave.

His parents are just

cool with that?

Yeah, his parents give even less

of a sh*t than my parents do.

You know, if you got more coke,

Ellis might let you come.

Yeah, I can get more.

How?

I just go back.

Think you guys can figure out

a way to cover for me?

Yeah. That's easy.

Ellis has this whole system

for how to change

the attendance sheets.

Okay. Yeah, I can be

back in...

36 hours.

You're a mad genius, Hammel.

You know that?

When everybody heard that

I was going back to Columbia

students crowded into the

day lounge placing orders.

At one point, there were so many

I had to make them form a line.

Will you at least

be in a tent?

Yeah, I mean, it's a ropes

course. It's not boot camp.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Bye.

-Bye.

My mom thought I had to go

on a leadership retreat.

Careful.

But the truth was

I had 36 hours

to catch a flight

to Columbia,

arrange a meeting with Raoul

make that buy

and get back to Sage Hall

before the end of the weekend.

All the while making sure

to avoid being robbed

beaten or killed.

-It's for you.

-Thanks.

Hola, Raoul.

I wanna see Raoul.

You...

Hey, lets have some fun

before we do business. Si?

You like this place?

It's like New York City. Si?

Si. Yeah, yeah.

Wait until you see what I got

lined up for tomorrow night.

Well, actually I have

to leave tomorrow.

Why?

'Cause I have school.

Wanna do a line?

I'm going with you.

You've done this before, right?

You have girlfriend?

Yes. Yeah.

There is a girlfriend.

She blonde or brunette?

One.

La rubia.

-What's la rubia?

-Blonde.

Yeah, la rubia.

Okay.

Yes.

-Good?

-Yeah.

Talk to me about this

girlfriend of yours.

-Well, she's never really my girlfriend.

-Why?

We got to this school

with a bunch of really rich

she's really rich and,

I don't... I don't

have a lot of money.

My family doesn't have

a lot of money. So?

So I feel like, maybe there's

some other guys at school

they could, like, afford lot

of stuff

and support her

like, more that I could.

I couldn't stop talking.

You will be rich.

What do you...

What do you mean?

I think I've said too much.

Man.

Raoul gave me cocaine.

Didn't even count my money.

It wasn't like in the movies

where a bunch of guys

sit around with guns

glaring at each other.

It was a simple transaction.

Raoul made it kind of fun.

So Ricardo's

most famous idea

was his theory

of comparative advantage.

He believed that if every nation

specialized in the production of the goods

it had a cost advantage

in producing

then trade between nations would

be at it's most efficient.

Now, can anyone of you think

of examples? Sarah?

-Wine from France?

-Good try.

But I don't think they have

a cost advantage anymore.

-Timothy?

-Electronics from Japan?

Good one. Alice?

Cocaine from Colombia.

Just shut up.

Alright, everybody

settle down.

Sh*t.

We're cool.

Should we go?

A friend showed me this

place, couple of years back.

Fake IDs, man,

and they make 'em good.

-Yeah!

-So you're Charles Nobbs.

John Heliton...

So all good?

Yeah.

You know,

you're a genius, Hammel.

An absolutely mad...

Come on...

-Come on.

-Genius.

Does it taste good?

It taste delicious.

-Hey.

-Delicious.

Delicious. Delicious.

The finest four star restaurant.

Hey, how are you doin'?

What?

What are you doing, man?

You're just so goddamn

comfortable?

Yeah, of course. Yeah.

Get up here.

-What man?

-You're just so goddamn comfortable?

And so are you, aren't you?

What's up, man?

Trying to make

a f***ing play?

Is that what you're trying

to do, make a f***ing play?

-Why? What are you talking about?

-F*** you, Hammel, okay?

I've been seeing this.

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