The Half-Life of Planets
“At home, Chase pops a prescription painkiller and falls asleep, and Mother gives me a hug, cries, calls me her sweet boy, and apologizes for yelling at me in the bathroom.
Chase is able to switch from the heavy stuff to ibuprofen after a day. He hands the prescription bottle to Mother and says, “Mom, could you flush these please?”
Mother takes the bottle from Chase’s hand, examines it, and says, “I thought you’d take all these whether you needed them or not.”
“Yeah well,” Chase says, “I got tir...ed of hearing about Jeff Tweedy and Elvis all the time.” He jerks his head toward me.
Mother looks at me, her brows knitted. “Hank. Can’t you give your brother a break?”
“I just think it’s interesting that both Jeff Tweedy and Elvis were addicted to prescription medicine. And of course there’s a great deal of speculation that my namesake—”
“Okay, Rollins wasn’t exactly straight edge, but I don’t think he—”
“Died of a combination of painkillers and alcohol,”MoreLess
Chase is able to switch from the heavy stuff to ibuprofen after a day. He hands the prescription bottle to Mother and says, “Mom, could you flush these please?”
Mother takes the bottle from Chase’s hand, examines it, and says, “I thought you’d take all these whether you needed them or not.”
“Yeah well,” Chase says, “I got tir...ed of hearing about Jeff Tweedy and Elvis all the time.” He jerks his head toward me.
Mother looks at me, her brows knitted. “Hank. Can’t you give your brother a break?”
“I just think it’s interesting that both Jeff Tweedy and Elvis were addicted to prescription medicine. And of course there’s a great deal of speculation that my namesake—”
“Okay, Rollins wasn’t exactly straight edge, but I don’t think he—”
“Died of a combination of painkillers and alcohol,”MoreLess
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