... at the door of my apartment she said goodbye in a frozen voice. She drove away before I had my keys out of my pocket. In the morning, I felt a lot better. My head still hurt and my tongue still ... inside my mouth, but I had known worse mornings. My left foot felt fine. It didn't hurt at all. So I kicked the corner of the bed with it on my way to the bathroom. I was just calling myself ... movement just behind my head, and afterwards, I thought I may have heard the sound of the stick in the air before it hit my head. Maybe you always think that - afterwards. ♦ I opened my eyes and looked...