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As it turns out, he still likes doing the dishes.
They have a dishwasher, of course. And of course it works just fine. But there's something about doing them by hand, standing there in the kitchen with his hands in the warm water, looking out at the night. Something quiet on the radio. He remembers doing this as a kid, doing them as a favor to a mother who was always tired after her drunk husband finally up and left her, doing them and finding a little peace at the end of a day.
Strange that he remembers things like that now.
Neil's late, but he has a little time before he actually starts getting worried. No call or text, it might just be traffic. He sets the last dish in the drainer, pulls the plug, dries his hands. A small glass of blood on the counter fresher than a lot of what he's been drinking. Better vintage.
He leans back against the counter, lifts it to his lips, inhales before he sips.
He's lost the ability to do a lot. But appreciating Neil in this whole new way... That's something he's not sorry he has now. Not sorry at all.
They have a dishwasher, of course. And of course it works just fine. But there's something about doing them by hand, standing there in the kitchen with his hands in the warm water, looking out at the night. Something quiet on the radio. He remembers doing this as a kid, doing them as a favor to a mother who was always tired after her drunk husband finally up and left her, doing them and finding a little peace at the end of a day.
Strange that he remembers things like that now.
Neil's late, but he has a little time before he actually starts getting worried. No call or text, it might just be traffic. He sets the last dish in the drainer, pulls the plug, dries his hands. A small glass of blood on the counter fresher than a lot of what he's been drinking. Better vintage.
He leans back against the counter, lifts it to his lips, inhales before he sips.
He's lost the ability to do a lot. But appreciating Neil in this whole new way... That's something he's not sorry he has now. Not sorry at all.