Setting: After Season 1
Hurts…
Hurts a lot. Don’t want to be awake.
Hurts less now. I could open my eyes–
Busy place. Doctors. Doctors?
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A Simple Twist of Fate, Part 1
November 4, 2008Six months’ suspension. Six months. No job. Jan pregnant. No income. Mortgage. Bills. Baby. Time to panic.
No. Time not to panic. Time to get on the phone. Security jobs. Easy. Qualified. Everything’s OK.
I’ve got to stop thinking like a crazy person. There are people out there way worse off. I’ve seen ‘em. C’mon, Matt. You can always talk another guy down off a ledge. Talk yourself down now. Talk yourself down.
Right. Let’s assess the situation. I’m going to be a father. That’s a good thing. I just have to start acting like one. Like a real one. No reason to look backward. I know I’m gonna be a better dad than he was. First thing I need is the paper. Job listings. Right. Time to pick up the phone.
The phone’s ringing.
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A Simple Twist of Fate, Part 2
November 4, 2008adult content warning
He’s still numb when we meet this morning. Last night he began the conversation in a good humor, but the moment I asked the reason for his turnaround, he clammed up. He wouldn’t discuss it. So I’m here at the restaurant in some suburban Holiday Inn, forcing dry rice cereal down my throat and determined to talk him out of it.
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