Alien Blues
“He opened one eye. Dead Meat stood beside the bed and wagged her tail. She barked, bouncing upward, and licked his face.
“Want to go out?”
The dog whined.
David scratched his cheek, grimacing at the heavy growth of black beard. The sun was setting. He had slept all day—no wonder he was hungry. But he felt better—almost no headache and amazingly refreshed. He checked his watch. Seven-thirty. Friday, not Thursday. He’d been asleep thirty-six hours.
Dead Meat whimpered.
David jumped out of bed. “Y...ou bet.”
It took him an hour to feed the dog, clean up the business she’d done in the corner of the hall, and get something to eat. There were leftover enchiladas in the refrigerator, and he ate quickly. His head ached faintly, so he bypassed the beer and drank Coke. He showered, shaved, and called the hospital. Mel answered the phone in his room.
“What?”
“Mel? It’s David. How you feeling?”
“How am I feeling? How are you feeling? People been calling me all day, trying to get to you.MoreLess
“Want to go out?”
The dog whined.
David scratched his cheek, grimacing at the heavy growth of black beard. The sun was setting. He had slept all day—no wonder he was hungry. But he felt better—almost no headache and amazingly refreshed. He checked his watch. Seven-thirty. Friday, not Thursday. He’d been asleep thirty-six hours.
Dead Meat whimpered.
David jumped out of bed. “Y...ou bet.”
It took him an hour to feed the dog, clean up the business she’d done in the corner of the hall, and get something to eat. There were leftover enchiladas in the refrigerator, and he ate quickly. His head ached faintly, so he bypassed the beer and drank Coke. He showered, shaved, and called the hospital. Mel answered the phone in his room.
“What?”
“Mel? It’s David. How you feeling?”
“How am I feeling? How are you feeling? People been calling me all day, trying to get to you.MoreLess
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