The symbols looked like hieroglyphics, and I could swear they were glowing. After I took a second to process, I quietly asked, “Vern, why are you showing me this?”
“Kyle, I’m dying. Desi xxx The coin fell back into my hand. “Nurse Jennifer,” I asked, “do you know anything about the man I’m roommates with? However, right before it got unbearable, the pain disappeared. “You shouldn’t even be able to stand up!”
I didn’t care about Nurse Jennifer or her instructions. My family is long gone, and I have no friends. The drugs were taking their full effect, and I couldn’t focus anymore. I would point at a 1-10 scale, and she would give me more drugs. “You know, those white symbols on his body?” I asked. “If you’re so powerful, can you prove it?”
Vern smiled. She was my best friend growing up, and now she won’t make eye contact with me in the halls.
