Back then, dying would’ve solved  
everything, but now, I’d be leaving    
Beth and our babies behind, and that   
was no longer an option. I deserved it,
but they were innocent and didn’t.     
     It’s why I consciously tried to   
stop the impulses now, but most of the 
time, I couldn’t, and someday I wasn’t 
gonna have Lady Luck on my side any-   
more.                                  
     That was always on my mind, but   
sometimes, like now, a long hug from   
Beth made it easier to deal with.      
     While I was enjoying that, I saw  
Barry on TV.                           
     “Babe, look who’s on TV.”         
     “What? Holy shit!”                
     I turned up the volume, and Barry 
was introducing them to the smallest   
bunny, while explaining what happened. 
*      They asked him who I was, and I     
braced myself, but he dodged the quest-
ion by saying, “My Assistant brought   
him in and explained it to me, but     
never told me the driver’s name.”      
     “What’s the name of your          
Assistant?”                            
     I could feel Beth’s hand tighten  
around mine, as Barry also dodged that 
one.                                   
     “Sorry, but my Assistant’s under  
contract, and it has a confidentiality 
clause attached to it.”                
     I looked at Beth, “Is that true?” 
     “I didn’t even know I was under   
contract,” she said, and we both       
laughed.                               
     The reporter then asked Barry, “Is
this driver a menace or a hero? What do
you think Doctor?”                     



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