Nate took the steps in twos and made a loud entry into the room. Carolin was sitting on the bed, her eyes still swaying in and out of focus, but she did look somewhat soberer. A phone began to ring. The man looked around and heard that the noise was coming from the woman sitting on the floor. He stepped toward her and began to search for the device. He soon found it and pulled it out of the pocket of the woman’s jeans. The display said ‘Paul’. Nate thought, whoever Paul was, it was high time he showed up and collected the slack remains of his girlfriend. He answered the call, and the man at the other end of the line, although reluctantly, still promised to pick up Maggie. Nate gave him the address. He picked up the woman and took her downstairs into the living room. He put her on to the so
