The Heroine Addict

The heroine The neighbour on the other side of the narrow lane was a heroin addict but had been "clean" for several months and he had become a fun,a learned man to converse with. He was not in his house, but the tape was playing the same song over and over again "don`t tell on me…" I think. It was dark outside I stood on the terrace and saw his shadow at his door and knew he was dead. His shadowy appearance shocked me I had seen a ghost, went inside and said to my wife Victor is dead. I saw his last thoughts. Nonsense, she snorted you are frightening me he is out with his friends, with "friends" she meant gays, yes Victor was gay in a small a society that frowns upon homosexuality. They found him dead he had succumbed to the craving had taken an overdose of this devilish stuff.