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BLOOD, PUS & BREAKFAST
Maybe the headache wakes him up. Or the cuts and bruises. Hunger, thirst. Hard to say. The hotel room is filled with so many loud, angry characters. It could any of them.
The first thing he has to do is peel the pillowcase off his face. It’s stuck to the blood, which might as well be Elmer’s glue. He counts to three and rips it off in one go. Hurts like hell, but now it’s over. When he looks down at the pillowcase, there’s a large patch of pus and bloody skin. It’s all over the sheets, too.
They’re going to charge me for this.
He’s in a hell of a lot of pain but he’s felt worse, plenty of times.
Horvath gets up, drinks from the sink, lights a cigarette.
He feels better already.
Life isn’t so bad after a sleep and a smoke. They can solve all your problems,
