exhale desire

“anything y’want!” way too excited to have someone possible hang out with her. “got ramen in m’flat or i can order pizza. there’s a mexican place down the street.”

      “please, jude. if y’hang out with me i’ll feed you. && i won’t talk about sex once  !! ”

“ give me JACK DANIELS. straight. “ hand places the cash on the bar, GAZE LOW. he’s had a rough day.

“ --- i ain’t really IN THE MOOD, harry. “

he feels a bit WEIRD asking questions, but he’s a little desperate. jude CLEARS HIS THROAT, gaze hidden behind dark shades. “ hey----- ain’t seen a big black dog ‘round here, have ya ? “

THE TALL MAN lays flat-faced on the concrete, not a passerby giving him a second glance. it’s almost as if he’s BLENDED IN with the city’s surroundings; he’s nothing, just another one of those kinds. truth is, he’d been MUGGED. pockets empty save for his CIGARETTES. jude doesn’t make a sound, he doesn’t groan. instead, the next person he hears walk passed him, he GRABS THEIR LEG with weak fingers, a silent plea. help.