Chapter 79

• “This is the highest level of Vicodin that I carry outside the medical wing. I wasn’t certain if I had any 7.5s left. You lucked out that I have two. Hold out your left.”
• I stretch my arm out cautiously. The severely swollen joint doesn’t escape his gaze. He pours the two pills into my hand before starting on the bottle of water. I’m lost as to why it’s dripping wet until he places it into my right hand. I’m shocked to find that it’s cold, as if it’s been in the fridge but I know he doesn’t have one of those in the back.
• I toss the two pills into my mouth ignoring the voice that tells me that I have no idea if they are what he claims, chasing them down with the water. He picks another item up off the floor near my feet and quickly unstraps it. Holding it in front of me so I can examine it briefly.