Chapter 19
My alarm goes off and I know the decision to leave the Lido when I did was the right one. As it is, my head feels heavy and my mouth is dry. Second-hand smoke?
I shower as I think about this. I try to remember who was sitting near me. I was so busy being part of the group, the cigarette smoke was all around me. My heavy head has to be the second-hand smoke and not the crappy happy-hour house red. I only had two glasses. Definitely not the wine, even though I know the house red is very ordinary wine.
I start my day by heading over to Caruthers Bayside to collect some keys. Thank god I hadn’t let Lisa persuade me to have some cocktails at her expense. Not that I mind drinking at other peoples’ expense but it is nice to know that ‘free’ does not mean I have to drink to excess, t
