"What the fuck are we supposed to do?" All heads turn to Pauline. The guys refer to her as Powder because she'll do anything for a hit of meth. She may have been pretty at one time, but drugs have turned her into a skeletal caricature of a woman. The sores covering her arms and face kept me away from what's between her legs and I never understood why any of the men took what she offered. If it wasn't for her treatment of Kiley, I might feel sorry for her.

I push back from the ...