Icarus.
“Jack, Dom, and Kid had all gone to the service, where Jack had spoken to Mattie's husband. "I know this doesn't begin to ease what you're going through," he said, "but I want you to know that Mattie's salary will be paid every week for the rest of your life." "Thank you, sir," he said to Jack.
"If there's anything I can do. Anything at all…" "Thank you, sir," he said again, "thank you," and grabbed Jack's hand, squeezing it hard. Jack recognized the sound in the man's voice. He knew it from his... own voice: it was the sound of indescribable and unsharable loss.
Jack found that his therapy with Kid, the sheer physicality of it, was of enormous help in coping with this latest tragedy. He could concentrate on his body for hours at a time without having to worry about his heart.
On April twelfth, the thermometer reached seventy-two degrees. After running a thirteen-minute mile, Jack, sore as hell, stepped off the treadmill and Kid said, "We've got a little treat today." With that, Kid walked Jack out to the balcony, where he'd set up the barbells and dumbbells they were going to use that day.MoreLess
"If there's anything I can do. Anything at all…" "Thank you, sir," he said again, "thank you," and grabbed Jack's hand, squeezing it hard. Jack recognized the sound in the man's voice. He knew it from his... own voice: it was the sound of indescribable and unsharable loss.
Jack found that his therapy with Kid, the sheer physicality of it, was of enormous help in coping with this latest tragedy. He could concentrate on his body for hours at a time without having to worry about his heart.
On April twelfth, the thermometer reached seventy-two degrees. After running a thirteen-minute mile, Jack, sore as hell, stepped off the treadmill and Kid said, "We've got a little treat today." With that, Kid walked Jack out to the balcony, where he'd set up the barbells and dumbbells they were going to use that day.MoreLess
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