Cross
“Back in my apartment, I was preparing for my siesta. I had my own version of this deal: try to get some food down, half a painkiller/ tranquillizer and sayonara suckers. Pulled on a long T-shirt with the logo THE JAMES DEANS, brushed my teeth and had a brief look at Sky News. Maybe the world had improved.
It hadn't.
The Republican Convention was taking place in New York. Christopher Hitchens had written that it was going to be a tight race and I believed him. Chechen rebels had seized a school ...and were threatening to kill three hundred kids if their fighters weren't released.
One of the little girls was dragged to safety and, I swear, she was the spit of Serena May.
Part of the whole mountain of guilt, remorse, was that every little girl reminded me of her.
How could they not?
I switched off fast, swallowed the medication and waited for it to meld into the blood, muttering, 'God, I know you've fucked me good and probably for all time, but hey, cut me a bit of slack – no dreams of the child, or you know what?MoreLess
It hadn't.
The Republican Convention was taking place in New York. Christopher Hitchens had written that it was going to be a tight race and I believed him. Chechen rebels had seized a school ...and were threatening to kill three hundred kids if their fighters weren't released.
One of the little girls was dragged to safety and, I swear, she was the spit of Serena May.
Part of the whole mountain of guilt, remorse, was that every little girl reminded me of her.
How could they not?
I switched off fast, swallowed the medication and waited for it to meld into the blood, muttering, 'God, I know you've fucked me good and probably for all time, but hey, cut me a bit of slack – no dreams of the child, or you know what?MoreLess
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