Chapter 34

“My spine suffered trauma at L4 and L5.” He

pointed to his side to indicate the height of the injury. “Though

I’ve got some feeling below this, it’s, uh… Well, I won’t bore you

with all the medical crap.” People tended not to want the gritty

details about his condition.

“My right leg was broken in three places, my

left femur suffered a single fracture. Then there were the broken

ribs, the trauma to my left cheekbone as well as innumerable

contusions which covered most of my body.”

“Oh, my God. Mase. I had no idea about any of

this. I swear to you I didn’t.”

Parker made to rise to offer comfort, but

Mason fended him away. Parker began to pace the confines of the

metal box.

“For months I had no memory of what happened.

The cops kept visiting me, but I couldn’t tell them anything. When

I started to get flashbacks, I remembered there had been four of

them and only one of me. I figured they’d have had plenty of time