Step 32. High Voltage, part two
Playlist: “f**k the Pain Away” by Divide the Day
WARNING: VIOLENT CONTENT MAY BE TRIGGERING!
It's an odd thing how smell is linked to memory. He smelled of that popular drug store cologne in the black bottle and… cigarettes. Actually, he both smelled and tasted of cigarettes. Perhaps that’s why the odor still churns my stomach to this day.
Although, there were other scents that night, too. I remember Eric smelled of laundry and sweat. It was nearly summer, so the temperature had been on the rise, yet Eric was sweating more than usual. I remember thinking that he was nervous about something. I assumed it was because he was waiting to hear back from the Air Force about an entrance exam he had taken. He wanted to be a member of Air Force Special Warfare, an
