Exhaustion reigned supreme. How had his life taken this merciless veer? The mainstays of his former world were no longer dependable securities. He was adrift on treacherous waters that required new skills and logics. In any case with a new identity all but under his belt, it seemed the gods had favoured his first move.He pressed his head into the pillow and closed his eyes. His aching midsection relished the support of the inner-spring mattress, his weary mind finding solace in the locked room. After farewelling Peter and Candy out front of Purple Haze, he'd hailed a cab and asked the chattering Sikh driver to find him budget-priced accommodation. He'd left his BMW in a remote corner of an all-night car park. On Monday morning he hoped to find a downtown auto-dealer not greatly disposed to paperwork and questions once a suitable cash price was struck.His stressed mind wasn't able to shut down. He picked up a remote from the night table and surfed the room's bolted-down television, finally stopping on a late-night newscast.“...
