River Road
“In fact, the emptiness I felt inside seemed to swell at the sight of the stacks of papers and dirty glasses. I picked up a couple of glasses and brought them to the sink. Then I opened the cabinet to the right of the sink and took out the bottle of bourbon. As I took it down I remembered my resolution in the woods and the look on Anat’s face when she asked me how much I’d had to drink at the party. But I’d made that resolution before I knew that I had more to worry about than not getting tenure..., and Anat hadn’t just had to face the entire town looking at her as if she were a murderer. I was pretty sure that if she had she would need a drink too.
I rinsed one of the glasses, poured an inch of bourbon into it, and drank it in two gulps standing at the sink. There. That wasn’t so bad. I had no desire to drink more. I’d feed Oolong and then clean up—only, Oolong hadn’t come down to greet me. That was weird. Had even my old cat abandoned me? I called her name and went looking for her in the linen closet where she sometimes hid and then Emmy’s room on the off chance she’d gotten in there the last time I’d opened the door.MoreLess
I rinsed one of the glasses, poured an inch of bourbon into it, and drank it in two gulps standing at the sink. There. That wasn’t so bad. I had no desire to drink more. I’d feed Oolong and then clean up—only, Oolong hadn’t come down to greet me. That was weird. Had even my old cat abandoned me? I called her name and went looking for her in the linen closet where she sometimes hid and then Emmy’s room on the off chance she’d gotten in there the last time I’d opened the door.MoreLess
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