thursday. something you can't live without
It is a common misconception that dogs don’t sweat.
They sweat. Just in their feet.
What doesn’t sweat?
I grab the side of the kitchen counter and try to focus. This is easy. Easy. Easy. What doesn’t sweat? My palm across my head, dewy with sweat. My shirt, against my back. Sweat. Try for a deep breath in.
What doesn’t sweat?
This is easy. Easy. Easy. Fuck.
Fumble with the kitchen drawer, pull where I keep everything. Swallow the pills my fingers hit first. Bring them down with water running from the faucet.
What doesn’t sweat?
Pigs don’t sweat.
Easy.
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Detective Brian Cassidy, SVU
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