He quieted down, but didn’t quite pass out. He got interested in television, or at least the noise of the TV, so Lisa and me slipped out to the kitchen.
“Thanks for coming, Charlie. I didn’t know who else to call. I didn’t want to call my brothers or his uncle. It was either you or the cops. I…I was a little afraid to call you.”
“Afraid I’d be drunk too.” She nodded. “Well, I ain’t. Lisa, what started all this off. You say he’s been drunk three days?”
“Pretty much.”
“How come he started?”
“We went to my brother’s. I don’t think Daniel likes him very much, so he started drinking and forgot to stop.”
“s**t!” I said. “Sorry, cussing don’t help much.”
“What’s the matter, Charlie? Why would he do this? He doesn’t seem like he’s unhappy.”
“No, he don’t seem unhappy to me, neither,” I sai
