Negative Energy

When I left, I felt different. Call me negative, but I think it was the relief at being unscarred and still having my hair rather than a change in my flow of energy. My stiff neck was forgotten, maybe cured by the fire or the 45-minute rest. But if it hadn't been then I'm sure it would be because, as the doctor said, going once wasn't enough. Or it might have been because I disobeyed the doctor's orders by immediately downing a cold beer - for medicinal reasons of course.