Johnny felt like a smoke. He had quit over two years ago, but right now it seemed like his confinement with Sarah was keeping him from that cigarette.
Sarah was not much fun to be with. The drugs had sent her into a deep trance. Even those rare moments when she conversed with him, she wasn't quite looking at him, she wasn't quite there, and she didn't always make sense.
She was supposed to be in a relaxed, truth-telling state, but whatever truth she saw could not be told.
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