The winter of Frankie Machine

72

Summer Lorensen, Frank thinks.

Nineteen eighty-five-the party on Donnie Garth’s boat, then the scene at his house. That’s what Mike was trying to tell me.

It’s all about Fortunate Son.

Frank looks at the clock. It’s 3:30 in the morning and there’s nothing he can do about it for a couple of hours at least.

The best thing he can do is get a little sleep.

But it’s too much effort to get out of the chair, and it hurts too bad to move, so he just leans back and shuts his eyes.