These Days
Really? Well, yeah. We all knew. She knew. The doctor confirmed it, he gave it a date, a name. Rita, Belle of the Bronx. She was emotionless when they told her, she'd known all along. That doctor was supposed to reassure Snoddy, whose ring she twisted around her finger as she listened. I know because I was there - for Snoddy. We're best friends, you know. So sometimes I take care of her for him. I keep her safe. These days, he just helps her forget.