THREE DAYS LATER

Three days later, he came back.

"You fuck," he said, "You rat fuck."

"JC. Good to see you."

"You did this to me," he said, "And you're gonna pay."

"Oh yes," I said, "I'll pay. Every day, to the end of my days, I'll be paying for this,

and all my other crimes.

"The guilt, and the shame, and the distrust will be with me until I die,

and even then, well beyond.

"I'll be suffering for this one," I said, "Forever more."

"Damned right," he said, and, with an embrace, a final kiss-off, was gone.