I figured I"d see Firewall Eddie down on Hoyt Street, and his NA pals with him. Sure enough, there he was, sucking on a joint.
My voices whispered then screamed. Go home before it"s too late.
Go home before it"s too late.We"re the only ones will tell you the truth.
We"re the only ones will tell you the truth.“The guys who should know?” Eddie asked. “You know how to meet them as well as I do.”
“I haven"t been around. Things change quick on the street.”
“You want a beer?”
“Sure. Okay.” This is where I"d meet them, the streetwise who would know what"s going down.
I bought him a beer and he sat hunched over his glass, hands cupping the coolness of it. He smoked and swore.
“No need to curse,” I said. “It"s me, Annie, remember? I don"t like that kind of language around a lady.”
“Yeah, A
