Chapter 53 ~ January 1 Happy New YearMickey showed up a couple of hours later to find Rita and Dave alone in the hospital lounge. His heart was beating a little too fast from the bump of meth he’d had with Andy earlier. He’d only meant to smoke enough to clear the cobwebs of last night’s oxy and boilermakers, but maybe he went a bit too hard on the pipe. His jaw hurt from clenching his teeth, no thanks to the meth.
An itchy ring of sweat broke out around his armpits when Mickey saw his reflection in the glass doors to the waiting area. His eyes were bloodshot, underscored with dark circles, his face was pasty and puffy, and his hair was plastered to his head. He looked down at his wrinkled clothes. Mickey didn’t want to get too close, especially to Rita. She always stared at him too inten
