Chapter 33: Ben, Afar
Almost twenty-four hours after I surface from my state of unconsciousness, I’m allowed to go home by taxi. I’m released from St. Anne’s with a list of rules to follow for the next week, due to my minor head injury. Note all dizzy spells. If I start to vomit, see my physician immediately. Keep track of all headaches. Try not to lift anything heavy. If I do lift anything, make sure it’s under ten pounds. Relax as much as possible. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery for the next twenty-four hours. Absolutely no alcohol consumption. And don’t use any drugs, unless it just happens to be Ibuprofen.
The surprise of the week occurs when I get back to my apartment. All of Ben’s things are gone, removed from the place. His bed. Clothes and shoes. Pots and pans. A stack o
