Land of the Blind, Part 14

14 – In Our Talons He had to wait until the drugs kicked in before he  could move, and while the numbing of the pain was bliss, he realized once he started the car that he honestly took too many pills. He felt like he was soft and fuzzy inside, made of foam filling. He still hurt, he was aware of bright and radiant pain in his joints and other spots throughout his body, but he didn’t care. Sometimes that’s how they worked – they didn’t take away the pain more than they made you stop caring about it. He managed to get home, he was hyper-aware of his driving, but he was also aware of how spacey and out of sorts he felt. Next time, no driving for him. He thought this especially true when he drove up and saw some guys playing baseball in the...

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