“Did you hear about the Midnight Cowboy!?”

“I heard that he—“

“—my cousin Delores said—“

“—he’s SO dreamy, like—“

“—I heard he kills people—“

“—pero, better than—“

“Veronica…Veronica…? HEY Ronnie!”

“I’m awake!”

My eyes are blurry, tracking the streaming neon lights of Nines.

I must have fallen asleep after my shift at ...