Page 15 of Sweet Days


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certain moments.

And I drank more than a little to tell the truth.

So much that I can’t remember leaving here, going

to her house—how did we get there? I certainly

don’t remember sleeping with her. I think I passed

out as soon as I hit the mattress. This morning just

after six, I woke up with a splitting headache and

some nasty nausea.

I left without even telling her. Outside her place

I was lucky to find a solitary taxi. I realized I

didn’t have my keys with me and so I came here

where, fortunately, I had also left my motorcycle.

I didn’t plan on meetingdaddy’s little girl.

“Jesus, Patrick, do you always have to be such

an asshole?” she yells without even turning to look

at me.

What’d I say? I always talk shit, but she should

be used to it by now.

I won’t deny being an asshole, it’s true. Erin is

completely right. I always have been and I don’t

hide it. I want people to know what they’re getting,

especially women, because I can’t be an asshole to

my friends.

Me and the guys have been living here for just

over two years since Rain lost her memory in a

terrible accident in which her boyfriend, Neil,

died. She’s doing better now and is happy. It’s all

thanks to that asshole Liam.

Whoever would have thought that after ten

years he would have finally confessed to be in love