Chapter 20

           IkeptsittingtheregettingdrunkandwaitingforoldTinaandJaninetocomeoutanddotheirstuff,buttheyweren’tthere.Aflitty-lookingguywithwavyhaircameoutandplayedthepiano,andthenthisnewbabe,Valencia,cameoutandsang.Shewasn’tanygood,butshewasbetterthanoldTinaandJanine,andatleastshesanggoodsongs.ThepianowasrightnexttothebarwhereIwassittingandall,andoldValenciawasstandingpracticallyrightnexttome.Isortofgavehertheoldeye,butshepretendedshedidn’tevenseeme.Iprobablywouldn’thavedoneit,butIwasgettingdrunkashell.Whenshewasfinished,shebeatitoutoftheroomsofastIdidn’tevengetachancetoinvitehertojoinmeforadrink,soIcalledtheheadwaiterover.ItoldhimtoaskoldValenciaifshe’dcaretojoinmeforadrink.Hesaidhewould,butheprobablydidn’tevengivehermymessage.Peoplenevergiveyourmessagetoanybody.

           Boy,Isatatthatgoddambartillaroundoneo’clockorso,gettingdrunkasabastard.Icouldhardlyseestraight.TheonethingIdid,though,Iwascarefulashellnottogetboisterousoranything.Ididn’twantanybodytonoticemeoranythingoraskhowoldIwas.But,boy,Icouldhardlyseestraight.WhenIwasreallydrunk,Istartedthatstupidbusinesswiththebulletinmygutsagain.Iwastheonlyguyatthebarwithabulletintheirguts.Ikeptputtingmyhandundermyjacket,onmystomachandall,tokeepthebloodfromdrippingallovertheplace.Ididn’twantanybodytoknowIwasevenwounded.IwasconcealingthefactthatIwasawoundedsonuvabitch.FinallywhatIfeltlike,IfeltlikegivingoldJaneabuzzandseeifshewashomeyet.SoIpaidmycheckandall.ThenIleftthebarandwentoutwherethetelephoneswere.Ikeptkeepingmyhandundermyjackettokeepthebloodfromdripping.Boy,wasIdrunk.

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