"The Lord," she said, "works
in mysterious ways. And, occasionally, through
even more mysterious messengers. And no,
I’m not a Catholic. Though I do believe
in God and his teachings. I believe in preaching
his love by giving love. And yes, my parents
know what I do for a living and they have
always been proud of their daughter."
Dolores smiled warmly for the cameras that
now amassed on her lawn. Media attention
was even better than sex. Every cell in
her body was practically pulsating with
joy.
She
then waved for the cameras and drove to
work. She’d already written the premise
for her next movie, at the request of the
producers. This one was entitled "Jesus
Is Coming". Jesus, though, was pronounced
"Hay-Seuss", and was played by
a well-endowed Latino. In it, the two preached
tolerance and then copulated in a homeless
shelter, a ’76 Chevy Impala, and a
deserted warehouse, where they then gave
a sermon to the homeless who were all, not
too surprisingly, somewhat on the sexy side
and in different states on undress. After
all, it was still a porn movie, albeit one
with a heavenly message.
It
also sold more copies than any movie of
its kind in the last decade. The reaction
by the press, and the subsequent uproar
by the Catholic Church, sent copies flying
off the shelves; and sent Dolores into the
stratosphere of super-stardom.
She quickly became a media darling, appearing
on entertainment news shows and magazines
all across the country. She preached love.
She preached tolerance. And she preached
the message of the Lord. Love thy neighbor
had never had so much veiled significance
before. And in her next film, "Point
The Finger", love thyself took on a
whole new meaning.
Of
course, it wasn’t long before Hollywood
finally came calling. Porn star or not,
Dolores was now a celebrity. And a commodity.
Her image appeared everywhere. Even a few
churches, those with less conservative viewpoints,
invited her to sermonize. The people turned
out in droves to catch a glimpse of her.
To perhaps touch her. And, most importantly,
to listen to her. For she did speak, from
the heart, the message of the Lord. So it
wasn’t too surprising that the movie
moguls now wanted a piece of her. But is
that what Dolores wanted?
See,
it turned out that Dolores really enjoyed
the mission God gave her. The smiles she
triggered on the faces of her admirers,
both in person and, she assumed, behind
closed doors, was exactly the reaction she
had always wanted as an actress. Only now,
as an envoy of the Lord, she was also touching
people on a profoundly deeper level. Could
Hollywood offer such similar satisfaction?
So Dolores held a press conference, and
hundreds of reporters, both national and
international, turned out. All the networks
were there. There were also a few thousand
fans. By then, that’s the kind of
response Dolores incurred.
She
appeared in an all white gown, cut low so
that her moneymakers shared the spotlight
with her. The press had called them her
apostles and named them, appropriately,
Lefty and Righty. She smiled coyly for the
cameras and began her speech. This one she
had memorized, though by then she was a
pretty experienced ad-libber.
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