Chapter 43 Hangover 10 (1/2)
*Bam*
*Crack*
As soon as the punch connected to the jaw, a loud sound of bones breaking travelled toward John's ears.
The bearded man was knocked out instantly.
The shock and pain coming from the dislocated jaw was enough to KO the man.
The audience cheered even more loudly as they witnessed a good fight, despite being too fast, it was quite good for a amateur fight.
John deeply looked at the fallen bearded man. The words he had spoke still echoed in his mind.
”In behalf of all the honest Protectors, I say, we are sorry...” John whispered in a low voice that only himself, and possibly the man, had heard.
John didn't even waited for the announcer to declare his victory he walked straight out of the arena.
His mood was simply terrible.
...
The moment John entered the resting room he saw that Lenny was sleeping with his hat covering his own face, again.
John sadly sighed and walked toward the freezer that was beside Lenny's couch.
He opened it and took a bottle of Goodman whiskey. It was a very expensive alcoholic beverage, a lot more expensive that the generic one he and Lenny had been drinking.
He silently opened it.
”Tough... Fight?” Lenny took his cowboy hat away from his face and glanced at the gloomy John.
”Yes...” John drank a mouthful of the beverage while grimacing. The headache had already started to attack his brain, but as soon as the alcohol kicked in, it dissipated to nothing.
”Why ssssso... Moo- *hiccup* -dy?” Lenny was already drunk. His words were almost unrecognizable, he could barely move his body, and he was hiccuping every few seconds.
”It... It has nothing to do with you...” John hesitated, but decided to not tell about it. He doesn't want others to know about... The sad truth of the Terrene Protectorate.
”Yoooou know *hiccup* I have realizzzzzed *hiccup* that you have been veeeeery sad this last couple of *hiccup* hours.” Lenny lazily glanced at John. ”Sometimes... *Hiccup* is for the best to speak with other people about their *hiccup* problemssss.”
”I-I-I don't know...”
”Come onnnnnn. I promise I will be a good listener.” Lenny spent a lot of strength to move his body closer to the freezer. He opened it and took another bottle of generic whiskey.
His movements were very awkward and funny that John slightly chuckled. He took another sip from the Goodman.
”Well... It happened a few hours ago, when I was Administrator Itsuki's office and...” John let the alcohol affect himself and said everything that he had heard from Esther and Itsuki.
When he finished the resume, he felt relived, like a weight had lifted from his heart.
John glanced at Lenny and... He was asleep.
John lightly shook his head. He looked at the watch in his PIPS and saw that the 10 minutes of rest were almost over.
He stood up and stayed by the door, waiting for the moment the robotic voice would call him over.