After Leo leaves and slams the door, Christopher sits on the couch, drinking his beer. When he finishes the bottle, he gets up and gets a third. He opens it and drinks half at once, but when he returns, he looks at himself in the mirror that adorns the wall and remains static. He sees his red eyes and the wrinkles of expression well-creased on his forehead. “Congratulations Christopher Dixon. In addition to losing the only woman you ever loved, you just lost a brother.” His brother's sentence hit him hard in the head. In a rage, he throws the bottle at the mirror, shattering it, but the pieces on the wall still give him back his image, as if the reflection was making fun of him.He enters the bedroom, grabs a coat, passes by the bar, and grabs a bottle of whiskey, which he puts in his pocket. He then grabs the keys to his motorcycle, which he hasn't used in months, grabs his helmet, and heads out into the street.He speeds down the road, out of town, to Rockaway Beach, throws his bike
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