THIRTY
OCTOBER 22
6:35 P.M.
The four friends walked into PizzaMind and were shown to a seat near the window. Before they sat down, Adam hugged his partner and said, “It’s so good to see you out and about again, Paul.”
“It’s good to be out and about. As a matter of fact, this is my first trip out to a restaurant since the whole shooting thing.”
“You look really good, Paul,” Chris said, warmly.
“Yeah. It’s really amazing what removing damaged intestine, resectioning the bowel, sewing up leaky veins and repairing a few perforated internal organs will do for a person “ He smiled. “I feel like half of a new man.”
Adam looked stricken. Shaking his head, he said, “I know that I am responsible for all that happened to you, Paul. I am so sorry.”
“You are responsible. And it’s going to cost
