I had searched diphenhydramine on Google, back when I cared about my health, and someone had mentioned it could lead to ringing in the ears, and someone else had mentioned that it would stop working after a while.My phone woke me out of a blank sleep. I had a crushing headache. I figured it was Gerry, so I didn’t answer. The only person I wanted to talk to was my brother, and one of these days I would have to admit that my brother was dead.At the hotel’s front desk, I arranged a rental car. I could take a commuter train to Holt, but then I would be stuck there, and with a car, I would be in charge. I asked for a sedan with a GPS unit, and I paid full price. I checked out of the hotel, and when the car arrived, I put my bags in the back. I sat in the driver’s seat, started the engine, breathed deeply to get rid of the smoke that I knew I was imagining.I drove out of the city on the Henry Hudson Parkway, wondering what it would be like to be a real estate agent in New York. Pretty lucrative, I figured.
