Crumbs
“The small, round, dented tin. The label said something about minced beef.
I didn’t have the strength to look for the can opener. Dizziness came in waves. I took a hammer and a kitchen knife and made a hole in the lid. With the tip of the knife I scraped out the contents and gulped them down like a wild animal. I picked bits of tobacco from the seams of my pockets, added the leftovers from the ashtray, and rolled a cigarette with a scrap of newspaper.
There was a mouthful of liquid left in the b...ottle on the windowsill. I gulped it down.
My stomach rejected the stale, lukewarm beer, which had been scorched by the sun. I barely managed to get to the bathroom and stick my head down the toilet. With a sad look, I said goodbye to the fragments of meat, stood on my tiptoes, and pulled the string on the cistern. There were only a few centimetres of water left. I took a cold shower. There was no hot water. Bare wires stuck out of the wall where the water heater should have been.
I put on clean underwear and socks.MoreLess
I didn’t have the strength to look for the can opener. Dizziness came in waves. I took a hammer and a kitchen knife and made a hole in the lid. With the tip of the knife I scraped out the contents and gulped them down like a wild animal. I picked bits of tobacco from the seams of my pockets, added the leftovers from the ashtray, and rolled a cigarette with a scrap of newspaper.
There was a mouthful of liquid left in the b...ottle on the windowsill. I gulped it down.
My stomach rejected the stale, lukewarm beer, which had been scorched by the sun. I barely managed to get to the bathroom and stick my head down the toilet. With a sad look, I said goodbye to the fragments of meat, stood on my tiptoes, and pulled the string on the cistern. There were only a few centimetres of water left. I took a cold shower. There was no hot water. Bare wires stuck out of the wall where the water heater should have been.
I put on clean underwear and socks.MoreLess
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