I let the water run down over me in the shower in the hopes that it would wash away whatever this was that I was feeling. It was the only place where I could be alone these days. Ever since that night that I’d rushed out of the house to go lick my wounds after listening to her song, Janie has been on my ass like stink on shit.

Since I refused to answer her questions and she still had no idea where I’d gone or what I’d been doing, she’s become even more neurotic than ever. ...