THE JUSTICE GAME
Chapter One
RACHEL CRAWFORD CLOSED HER EYES while the show's makeup artist,
a spunky woman named Carmen, did a quick touch-up.
"The sun looks good on you," Carmen said. "The Diva's fake 'n bake
turns her orange."
"The Diva" was WDXR prime-time anchor Lisa Roberts. Lisa treated
the staff like dirt and was easy to hate. Five foot ten with long, skinny legs,
Lisa always complained about how much weight the camera added to her
figure. Her chair had to be adjusted higher than everyone else's, the camera
always had to be positioned to capture her left side (exposing a mole on her
left cheek that she considered sexy), and her water had to be cold with just
the right amount of ice.
"Maybe my next report will be on tanning beds," Rachel said. Carmen
removed the makeup cape, and Rachel checked herself out in the mirror.
She was no Lisa. A little shorter, heavier, with more of a girl-next-door
look. But Rachel had one thing Lisa didn't-it was the reason for her glow.
"I hear tanning beds cause cancer," Carmen said, perking up with the
thought. "Not just skin cancer, ... read full excerpt from The Justice Game ebook
