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One Night in Bangkok

It's cold here.  And dark.  I didn't think it would be like this.  In my mind it was warm, dusk and full of life.  

I didn't know Bangkok could be lonely.  I didn't know you could take a wrong turn and end up alone.  The mental picture was all neon and people.  But now it's dark, I'm alone and fighting the same demons I thought I left behind in Toronto.

It wasn't always like this.  It wasn't always this way.  But what was was when and what's now is almost too heavy to carry.

Damn.  I thought Bangkok would be different.  I thought Bangkok would be better.  I thought Bangkok would save me.  Nothing is different here, nothing is better.  I'm still filled with useless self loathing.  I'm still not worth saving.

Bangkok.

The Good Parts, Part I

"Hello?".  His voice was rough and tired.

"Hi, sorry for calling so late."

"Who is this?"

"It's Sam.  Look, I'm sorry for calling but it's important".  Whatever was going to be said had to be said and whatever was going to happen wasn't going to be pretty.

"Sam?"  His voice picked up a notch while he registered the callers name.  "Is everything okay?"

"No, not really.  I'm in a bit of trouble."

"Tell me you didn't lose it."  Another notch up the panic ladder.

"Well.."  This wasn't going to go well.  "... that's kind of the problem."

"Shit Sam!"  There were no notches to describe the voice now.  "What the hell did you do!  Fuck!"

There was a very small silence that meant a very big deal.

"Sam!  Do you fucking know how many people are going to get killed know".

"100?... 1000?... Well it's got to be more than one, right?"

Pause for effect.

"Actually no, I have no idea"

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