5. Hank fixes Jesse in the neck:
It was only an hour before
the visit to the hospital to visit Petey that Jesse asked Hank if he would
hit him in the neck. Jesse didn't have anything to fix with: no rig, no
water, no cooker, just the dope. Hank took out two outfits and handed
one to Jesse. He then began to cook the dope while teasing Jesse for being
"a good for nothing," for having no supplies. Not wanting to
leave me out, Hank then threw me a bag of cookies. "Steady now; that's
right; you're in. Go ahead! Come on!" I strained my eyes to barely
make out a red plume of blood flooding into the syringe Hank was angling
into Jesse's jugular.
"Moby Dick! Thar
she blows." Hank chuckled as Jesse cautiously pulled his thumb out
of his mouth, keeping it safely poised directly in front of his lips ready
to start blowing on it again lest he need to puff back up his veins should
Hank’s needle slip out of his jugular.
Massaging the spot,
Jesse rasped a soft thanks. Closing his eyes to appreciate the initial
rush, his cheeks tensed, it was almost impossible for him to speak. He
pointed instead in slow motion towards the blackened bottle cap which
had served as his cooker, "You can have the cotton. Take it; it's
all yours."
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