The bar’s radio jerks me from a whisky haze.

“We interrupt this program…”

Cuba. Huh, I never thought they’d actually do it.

They finally turned on the heat.

I’m still reeling from last night. Tear-stained eyes fill my mind, and I’m sorry.

I sober up, and put on my coat.

Phillip Owens is a rookie EMT, eventual nurse, and aspiring writer​.