Blain's Black Friday Ad Novels & Stories

- River lies on his couch, pondering the ceiling while E Business plays on the television set—showing an ad for some random moisturizer. He checks his phone, then lays it back on his chest, not even a grimace on his face for he was too weary. A second later, the advertisement finishes and begins playing live coverage of Sebastian Black, speaking to the press outside of the Black & Co. building.

“I’m sorry, ma'am. He called me at 6 am to…” “That wasn't so hard now, was it?” I smiled. Lachlan, that arsehole. “I'm sorry, ma'am.” Clara apologised like it was her fault when it wasn't. “It's…” I trailed my eyes forward and caught sight of something interesting. On one of the overpriced flat-screen TVs was a commercial of Cassandra advertising a beauty product. “Clara?” I asked, not taking my eyes off the screen. “Yes, ma'am?” She asked quietly.

“June 2nd. Life. No parole. No appeals. No ‘monsters come back.’ Then the board shuts up. Because ‘famous brave’ sells stock. ‘Famous bad’ tanks it.” “Correct,” Levinson said. “So. 13 days. No more trucks. No more Channel 4. No more 9 AM calls. You stay home. You prep. You testify. You leave. Or Clause 3C doesn’t matter. Because there’s no company.” _Thump-thump. Thump-thump._ Adrian walked in. Heard the last part. “Then there’s no company,” Adrian said. Flat. 71 BPM. “Sold it once. Can sell it again. But I’m not missing 9:18 AM. Not for $40M. Not for $40B. Copy?”

Oh God, I needed to get laid and fast. While blow-drying my hair, a notification caught my eye. Checking my phone, I ran across a text message from an unknown number. "You have been invited to the Black&White Club for an unforgettable night. This is your VIP code so that you can treat yourself with free drinks and private dancers for your pleasure. The code is 45572837. We are waiting for you! Don't miss out this one in a lifetime opportunity to make your wildest fantasies come true ;)!"

I give him that look and he tries to hide the smile again. “Great job Felix. Let’s keep this moving. Selene are you ready?” “Yes, thank you.” I say through clenched teeth. Standing I smooth down my skirt. I walk trying to relax my body. I shuffle to my first note card in my hands. “The new ad for Slater Industries is a multi million dollar deal. They…” I look down changing the card and I feel the toy come to life. He cranks it up to a higher speed. I bite my lip to hold back the moan.

Adrian and Riley cut the long ribbon at the front, and the host declared, "Congratulations, Adley & Co.! And for everyone who celebrated with us, Adley & Co. is giving away a 20% discount on all items until tomorrow! So, come on and shop now!" Riley still could not believe this was real. Her dreams were crushed not long ago, but now, she was back to chasing them again. She had a big smile, and her eyes were brimming with tears as she turned to Adrian. He hugged him and said, "Thank you, Hun. Thank you so much. I love you." From his wheelchair, Adrian cupped Riley's face. He pecked her lips and proudly said, "To us. To our dreams coming true. May we always conquer the world together."

Buzz. Every phone on every table lit up at once. Including mine. I looked down. The headline loaded. “MRS BLACKTHORNE SUGGESTS UNREST AND UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING FREYA'S DEATH: TRUTHS AREN'T BEING TOLD” I didn’t read it out loud…..I didn’t have to. I looked up at Adrian. He was staring at me like I had just set something on fire.

315 thousand dollars was not a small sum and Beacon Tires could not afford to just toss such a large sum down the drain. Javier was obviously more farsighted than Jade was. It was not that TV commercials were ineffective, but infomercials depended on the product. To advertise tires on TV and hope for consumers to buy them? Come on… Before Jade could persuade him any further, he got up and made another bid. “Beacon Tires, 315 thousand dollars!” When Zack heard those words, he heaved a long sigh of relief, feeling beads of cold sweat roll down his forehead. Awesome, Javier had finally taken over. This was wonderful! As if afraid that he would back out on his bid, he even stood up to clap.

The conversation was silent at first, but then the audio cut in. And the words that played shook the world. "If he doesn’t sell, we ruin him. We take everything. His business, his family. If he fights back, we destroy him completely." "And if that doesn’t work?" "Then we make sure he disappears." It was Adrian’s voice. Cold. Unforgiving. The video cut off, leaving nothing but silence. And in that silence, the internet exploded. Within an hour, it was all anyone could talk about. Adrian Blackwood wasn’t just ruthless anymore.

She pointed to her and me. "Why all of a sudden?" "We hit the biggest marketing sale of BLADE phones this year. We are top 1." She informed me in a high-pitched voice. I nodded. " Can I not come?" I asked warily and I furrowed my eyebrows, that another errand choosing clothes, makeup and all.