Chapter 25: The WordI sat in the hospital for three days while Casey slept. Or, detoxed, I guess. The doctor said he had overdosed on a mix of OxyContin and Adderall. Combined with the drinking…
They’d had to pump his stomach and keep him sedated for his own good. He’d woken up and had clawed a nurse in the face. Then they restrained him.
He was pale and sweaty. I kept rewetting a washcloth to dab at his face. Kennedy and Levi were frequently there, too. They’d brought flowers and balloons, and his guitar. Just in case. They wanted him to be surrounded by the things he was comforted by.
Omar had managed to get out ahead of everything. He said Casey was suffering from the flu, and had been working hard on the next record, but we’re all going to make sure he’s in perfect health before con
