I interrupted, “It’s not new anymore Eddie. I’ve been here ten years.”
Eddie said, “Fuck. Has it been that long. Anyway, that’s a good segue into why I called. I just got out yesterday…”
I interrupted Eddie again, “You make it sound like you just got released from prison.”
“In a lot of ways, it was just like that, but I kept re-upping for the bonuses and the fact that I had nothing going on the outside anyway and then I had so many years in, it would have been stupid to leave the military pension on the table. Anyway, I called because I was hoping you could put me up for a few days while I look for a place to live.”

