pintoca said:
that explains the ones dangling off your behind.
Awesome post, the one you made before, not this one
thanks.
Brothabill and I met for the first time in the costa rican rain forest. The tour boat he was running had run across a rock large enough to rip a hole in the floor. The only survivors were he and I, and a native named J.R. who ran a cocaine deal from the north.
Walking through the forest, our clothes torn and damp, the grumblings from our stomachs could be heard above the calling of the birds.
"Wait here, I know something we can eat," J.R. said, and ran off through the trees.
Left alone with Brothabill, i asked if he had known J.R. from before this accident.
He leaned toward my ear, despite the fact that save for J.R. who was at least 100 feet away, there wasn't a person for miles. "I know everyone," he said.
"You don't know me." I leaned back and watched him stare at my mouth. His eyes glimmered and then he quickly glanced down at my sweat soaked tshirt.
"But i will," he said, lightly touching a scrape on my arm. His finger moved up to my bare sholder, along the remaining fabric of my shirt to my neck. "I will."
J.R. returned with leaves and two rocks. He used the rocks like a mortar and pestle, grinding the unusual looking leaves to a moistened paste.
"Eat this," he grumbled.
"That won't fill me," I said, looking at Brothabill smile.
J.R. promised that it would. I took a piece and chewed the bitter mixture, then wiped away the sweat that had started its way down my chest.
When i woke up, I was in a private room by the sea. A nurse was adjusting the sheet and smoothing out my hair.
"Good morning!" she said with a thick spanish accent.
"How did i get here?" I asked.
She grinned and looked into my eyes. Her dark hair fluttered in the breeze from the open window.
There was a pause, and then reluctantly, she said, "Brothabill."