International Velvet

Her father was a district attorney in Boston and her family paid her rent at the Chelsea Hotel and gave her an allowance.

I wanted as much attention as I could possibly get...but I had no idea how to handle the attention. I was very clumsy. I would drink too much, often. I had no idea what I was doing... I remember having a few twangs about the fact that Viva was becoming more important than I was. On the other hand I knew it was time for me to move on....