Chapter 68

           ItwasaWednesdaynight,12:30amandIwasverysick.Mystomachwasraw,butImanagedtoholddownafewbeers.Tammiewaswithmeandsheseemedsympathetic.Dancywasathergrandmother’s.

           EventhoughIwasillitseemed,finally,tobeagoodtime-justtwopeoplebeingtogether.

           Therewasaknockonthedoor.Iopenedit.ItwasTammie’sbrother,Jay,withanotheryoungman,Filbert,asmallPuertoRican.TheysatdownandIgaveeachofthemabeer.

           "Let’sgotoadirtymovie,"saidJay.

           Filbertjustsatthere.Hehadablackcarefully-trimmedmustacheandhisfacehadverylittleexpression.Hedidn’tgiveoffanyraysatall.Ithoughtoftermslikeblank,wooden,dead,andsoforth.

           "Whydon’tyousaysomething,Filbert?"Tammieasked.

           Hedidn’tspeak.

           Igotup,wenttothekitchensinkandvomited.Icamebackandsatdown.Ihadanewbeer.Ihateditwhenthebeerwouldn’tstaydown.Isimplyhadbeendrunktoomanydaysandnightsinarow.Ineededarest.AndIneededadrink.Justbeer.You’dthinkIcouldholddownbeer.Itookalongpull.

           Thebeerwouldn’tstaydown.Iwenttothebathroom.Tammieknocked,"Hank,areyouallright?"

           Iwashedoutmymouthandopenedthedoor."I’msick,that’sall."

           "Doyouwantmetogetridofthem?"

           "Sure."

           Shewentbacktothem."Look,fellows,whydon’twegouptomyplace?"

           Ihadn’texpectedthat.

           Tammiehadneglectedtopayherelectricbill,orshedidn’twantto,andtheysatuptherebycandlelight.

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