Chapter 1I didn’t know where I was, but it was cold. There wasn’t much to do about it, however, because when I reached for my blanket, there was a person there instead. At least, I was pretty sure that it was a person. It was covered in cloth, but I was positive that I could feel the unique texture of muscle underneath it. I didn’t want to open my eyes. I didn’t think that I had gotten that drunk. I remembered having made it back to my place, alone. What was a person doing next to me? I had no idea how I had gotten there and no idea where my blanket was, but it was cold and I wanted my blanket. I reached to the other side and the mattress moved under my fingers.
Wait a second, I thought, that wasn’t a mattress. That was dirt. I was lying in the dirt and I had no idea what I was going to d
