Connections: Part Four

Flashback, New York City, 1988

They’re both laughing, and they’re both a little drunk: Alex’s nose is red, CB weaves and staggers as he attempts, unsuccessfully, to prove how sober he is by walking a straight line. It rained at some point during the party. They hadn’t noticed, despite the men-sized holes in the skylight, but the asphalt is wet and water pools in puddles all over the uneven road. They’re taking a shortcut home in a neighborhood that, until very recently, would have been conside...