OLTL SATIRE-PART EIGHTEEN

An OLTL Satire - Part 18 - "Botrina Gets Serious"

This is a work of fiction. It is meant to be satirical in nature.

WHAT HAPPENS:
1. Kevin takes Botrina to court. The criminal trial.
2. RJ and Botrina on a date
3. JFP takes the day off and leaves PL in charge.
4. Bob, Sam, and Dim have one last laugh on JFP before Sam Ball leaves
5. Flo got scoop.

Dim and Flo were chugging H20 in their dressing room. There was a knock on the door.
"C'Mon in," said Dim.
In walked Bob Woods and Sam Ball.
"What's up guys?" asked Dim.
"Dim, you know Sam tapes his last scenes in a few days," started Bob.
"We'll miss you Sam," said Flo smiling. Flo got up and reached for a candle.
"Got something up your sleeve?" asked Dim.
"We got a cake for Sam to jump out of - naked," said Bob laughing. SB giggled.
Flo lit a match.
"Just a minute," said Dim, "Flo, promise me you're not going to burn down the dressing room!"
"Dim, we put the fire out before Kassie's house burnt down," said Flo lighting the candle. Bay Breeze filled the room, "Besides, we got plenty of H20."
Dim smiled, "So, Sam - you're jumping out of a cake naked - in front of JFP?"
"We're going to do it on the set, but we need you to get her down there," said Bob.
"Consider it done," said Dim, "Just tell me when."
"Well, Laura and Tim got a big smut scene coming up…" started Sam.
"You guys are evil," said Dim. Everyone laughed.

Dim walked on the set dressed in a Power Suit. TDS was all ready there.
The director yelled 'Action!' and RJ and Botrina wandered onto the docks.
"So, RJ, you sure know how to show a girl a good time on a date," said Botrina smiling at RJ.
"The Palace just isn't for me," said RJ.
"Well, I only go there when I have a business meeting," said Botrina.
"I'm surprised Botrina. You aren't like the rest of the Buchanans," said RJ.
They sat down on the edge of the docks - their feet dangling over the water.
"Usually, my friends call me Trina," said Botrina. RJ smiled. There was silence for a bit as they looked into each other's eyes.
"So, RJ, what are the rest of the Buchanans like?" asked Botrina.
"They act like they own the town. They act arrogant, pompous, and hypocritical. I'm no fan of your father, Bo," said RJ, "He thinks I'm a….hoodlum."
"My father has his opinions. I have mine," said Botrina, "And you're all right in my book."
"Your father, Bo, didn't know you existed until recently, right?" asked RJ.
"Right. When I first came to Llanview, Bo was out of town and Asa didn't believe me. He made me take a blood test. When my rare blood type matched Bo's then they embraced me into the family," said Botrina, "It was funny - how Asa just accepted me then. Gave me a job running Buchanan Enterprises. I'm the only one of his grandkids who showed an interest in the family business and I didn't even grow up with them."
"Family means a lot to you, doesn't it?" asked RJ.
"Means a lot to you too," said Botrina.
"So what makes you so different form the Buchanans but also draws you into them?" asked RJ softly.
"You sure you want to hear my sob story?" asked Botrina.
"Yeah. For a Buchanan you're all right in my book," said RJ smiling at her.
Botrina took a breath, "My mother was an Army nurse in a MASH unit near Saigon during the Vietnam War. Bo was a soldier over there. They had a fling. Bo got transferred. My mother, Nadine, got pregnant. The MASH unit was attacked by a bunch of guerillas and my mother ended up wandering the streets of Saigon, pregnant, and with amnesia. A bunch of French Catholic Nuns ran a halfway house in Saigon and took my mother in. She came to work for them. I was born. One day, shortly after my birth, on the streets, my mother saw a mugging. She took the victim, a Vietnamese man, back to the halfway house and nursed him back to health. This man had known Ho Chi Minh and eventually became a high ranking communist in the new Vietnamese government when the Americans left. His name was Nguyen Tran and he was very grateful to my mother for saving his life. They became lovers and he provided for my mother and me through the halfway house. We didn't have an uncomfortable life but it wasn't easy either. My mother died when I was ten. Nguyen saw to it my needs were taken care of, out of respect for my mother and when I turned 18, he sent me to the states to further my education. I went to UCLA and got a masters in Business and Economics. So, as you can see, I never had a real family until now," finished Botrina.
"Trina…wow…" muttered RJ, "Did your mother ever get her memories back?"
"No," said Botrina, "She never did. S he died not knowing who she really was."
"What happened to Nguyen?" asked RJ.
"He died while I was at UCLA but not before he found out who my biological parents were. He did it out of respect for my mother. He really came to care for my mother. Anyway, he knew he was dying and he did it," said Botrina.
"Do you speak Vietnamese?" asked RJ.
"I'm fluent in that language. I'm also fluent in French," said Botrina.
"Why didn't Nguyen marry your mother?" asked RJ.
"Vietnamese men do no marry American women. Especially during that historical period. They go to bed with them. They don't marry them," said Botrina, "The cultural divide is just too great."
"So, it's like a status symbol?" asked RJ.
"Yeah, something like that," said Botrina.
There was silence for a bit.
Botrina spoke up, "See that houseboat over there?"
RJ looked up, "What about it?"
"I live there. Want to come over for a nightcap?" asked Botrina.
"Sure," said RJ smiling. He took her hand and they left.

JFP went walking down the halls with PL. Dim and Bob Woods followed at a distance.
"Pam, I gotta get away for a day. I'm leaving you in charge," said JFP.
PL smiled a wicked grin, "Can I do anything I want?"v "Just don't mess with my intercom," said JFP, "And Pam - I'll only be gone a day. Don't think you can change everything overnight…"
"Who me?" asked PL.
"Tomorrow we do the cake…" said Bob to Dim.

The director yelled 'Action!' and the scene began. Botrina and Téa were in court. Hank was prosecuting. RJ came in and sat down behind Botrina, smiling at her. Botrina smiled back.
The judge spoke up, "Miss Tran the state is pressing Battery charges against you for [kneeing] Mr. Kevin Buchanan in the groin. How do you plead?"
Téa and Botrina stood up.
"Your Honor, my client pleads No Contest," said Téa.
Hank's mouth dropped. He was unprepared for a No Contest plea.
"Miss Tran, you are aware of what a No Contest means? You acknowledge no innocence or guilt, and accept an admonishment from the court?" asked the judge.
"I do," said Botrina.
Kevin looked like he was catching flies with his mouth.
"Recommendations from the DA," commanded the judge.
"I have none," said Hank sweating.
"Recommendations from the defense," commanded the judge.
"Miss Tran is willing to give community service hours to the local halfway house to assist in their big sibling program," said Téa.
"I concur. Fifty hours community service," said the judge. Case dismissed.
Botrina turned to RJ, "Thanks for coming RJ."
"Wouldn't have missed it for the world," said RJ.
Kevin sneered at Botrina.
"Kevin expected me to plead innocent so he could take me to court but I turned the tables on him," said Botrina.
Kevin walked up to Botrina but RJ stepped in, looming over him.
"Don't even think about it or I'll kick your ass," said RJ.
Kevin slinked out.

Dim knocked on JFP's door.
"Come in," said JFP.
Dim walked in.
"Damn Pam! Switched my intercom music - now I've got the Young and Restless theme on here," said JFP, "What do you need Dim?"
"Well, we all chipped in and got Sam Ball a cake since he was leaving. It's downstairs on the set. We'd like it if you could come down and share a piece with us," said Dim in her best suck-up voice.
"I'd love too," said JFP. They walked down to the set.
TG and LK were on the set in bed when all of sudden a big ass cake was wheeled into the scene by Bob Woods.
"Bob? What's going on?" asked TG, poking his head up over the covers. All of a sudden the OLTL cast gathered around the cake.
Dim and JFP walked in.
Sam Ball jumped out of the cake - naked.
LK laughed.
TG frowned because he didn't think of the idea.
Dim and Flo giggled.
RH's rich laugher filled the air.
Bob Woods grinned.
JFP fainted.
Flo and Dim walked into their dressing room. Flo's candle had burnt down near the desk threatening to catch Flo's script on fire.
Dim grabbed some H20 out of the frig and put the candle out.
"No more fire for you Flo. You can't handle it," said Dim.
"Dim! You got my script all wet!" replied Flo. They both had big grins on their faces.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't want the dressing room to catch on fire," said Dim, "Got scoop?"
"Rrrrod pulls out all the stops. Flowers. Candy. Music. Wine…" started Flo.
"And? And? Does IT happen?" asked Dim grinning.
"Who are you kidding? Junior shows up," said Flo.
"Will IT ever happen?" asked Dim.
"Got a year?" asked Flo.

NEXT:
1. Botrina and RJ talked about "commitment".
2. JFP finds out what else PL was up to when she was out for the day.
3. The polls are in. Who's HOT. Who's NOT.
4. Flo got scoop.