Koff! Koff! Koff! Where am I? Gaakkkk! Oh shit – blood – shit. Oh god, here… Gaakkk! Koff! Koff! That’s the second time I’ve thrown up in two minutes…the smell is terrible – it’s in my hair and on my clothes…feels like there’s another waiting to come up. Jesus…can’t see straight…feel sick as a dog…right [...]

I rub my temples as I sit in the dark kitchen. I can hear the rain outside, like some sort of incessant drum beat to a song no one truly understands. The light flicks on and I instinctively shield my eyes. “How are you feeling?” The voice belongs to Malcolm Saunders – my father’s best [...]