Besides, he understood that Jess needed self-pleasure just as he did. In fact, it had been a while since Jacob had pleasured himself. It was hard for ...im lately. There was nothing to use as a visual aide, and when he tried to imagine girls from his past, the thought of them being dead now made it uncomfortable. Furthermore, his memory of the people he knew had faded a little. The only person he could visualize in detail was his sister. Jacob remembered her straight, black hair that flowed down. 2341.”She looked at me. She was in a suspended state. “Um, what are you trying to say?” she leaned against her door. She knew what I was trying to say.I repeated it very slowly. She took out her phone halfway through and started entering the digits. “2314?” she said.“Yes,” I said.We looked each other over for the next several seconds.“Go home, get some rest,” I said, turning away.“Bye,” she said. I glanced back at her and nodded. I went to my car. I sat in the car, the engine going, Ice Cube. I confused you with another man who looks almostexactly like you." I stroked his hand, yes, HIS hand. The skin was softand smooth."Pansy, I made a mistake in doing that. I ought to have believed you."I inhaled deeply,"I apologize."He said nothing."I took you away from your business, which then failed. I took you awayfrom your friends who then forgot you. I took you away from your familywho became ashamed of you. I took you away from your hobbies. As ameasure of my sincerity in this apology,. The closer to midnight the worst my nerves became. I didn't think I could eat, but it sounded better than doing nothing. On the outside, the restaurant resemble nothing more than a warehouse. Between the corrugated metal walls and a tin roof made me stare at Mark as if he was crazy. This couldn't be a nice restaurant. Or even a clean one."C'mon, Mare," Mark said.Mare was his pet name for me. It was somehow a diminutive of Mary. As if Mary could get any shorter. I mean Mare even has just as many.