Bad Doctor

19

Maggie’s Farm.

Dr. Gideon Box.

Short term effects of heroin include intense euphoria, alternately alert and drowsy, slowed breathing, muscular weakness, depression, sedation.

Short term effects of cocaine include euphoria, arousal, increased energy, constricted blood vessels, increased heart rate. Larger doses cause tremors, vertigo, irritability, paranoia, erratic behavior, violence.

By combining the drugs, users hope to get an intense, euphoric rush while avoiding the negative effects. But mixing the depressant heroin, with the stimulant cocaine, causes confusion, stupor, diminished coordination, excessive arousal, hallucinations, intense depression, and death.

When Willow parks the car at Maggie’s farm, Bobby lets out a whoop, jumps out, and hits the ground running. My morphine’s wearing off, but I don’t dare take another dose. I’ll need my wits to survive whatever he’s got planned.

“Get out, bitches!” he yells. “I’m eating Black Toad Powder! You know what that means? It’s party time!”

I hear the unmistakable sound of a gun being fired.

“Jesus, Bobby!” Willow yells. “Be careful with that thing!”

“Get out, or the next one goes through the windshield.”

I hear the doors open, then hear them shut.

Willow says, “What are you doing?”

“Getting naked, of course!”

“Why?”

“I’m gonna show you something. Stand together with your backs against the car. No, Stringbean, facing me. Yeah, that’s right. Now check this out.”

“I’m sorry, Cam,” Willow says.

Maybe they’ll forget about me. I’m fine with that, though I need to piss.

“What about Doctor Box?” Willow says.

“Who?”

“The dead guy in the trunk.”

“Oh yeah! The guy you fucked last night. Thanks for reminding me!”

“We didn’t fuck anyone last night,” Willow says.

“Well, like I told the doc last night, after you confess, I’m gonna cut his dick off and sew it in your mouth.”

“What are you doing?” Willow says.

“This here’s called Black Toad. I’m rubbing it on my dick. You girls are gonna love this! It’s… holy shit!”

He yelps.

“What’s wrong?” Willow says.

“ Burns! It burns like fire! My dick’s on fire! Jesus, my dick’s on fire! I’m in flames! Oh, the humanity!”

“Why would you do that? What’s the matter with you?” Willow shouts.

“Shut up! Take your clothes off, both of you.”

“No way!”

“Are you kidding me? Look at the size of this cock! I’m gonna get my money’s worth out of you and Stringbean.”

He suddenly screams like he’s in excruciating pain. It makes sense the pain would come and go as the bufotenin gets absorbed deeper into his penis.

“Get naked, whores!” he yells.

“ No!” Willow says.

“I’m dead serious, bitch. Right now.”

“Fuck you!” Cameron shouts.

I hear a gunshot.

Cameron screams like she’s in pain.

Willow screams like she’s freaking out.

Bobby screams like his dick’s on fire.

The rest is hard to make out.

But when Willow screams, “She’s dying! Get the doctor out of the trunk!” it’s pretty clear Cameron’s been shot.