Paul swallowed hard and felt pain radiate through his jaw. He was... well, he was a little more fucked up than usual. Left eye swollen shut, split skin over his cheek and eyebrow so that blood ran down the side of his face. Two busted lips... That wasn’t even mentioning the bruised or broken ribs he surely had. Make-up was not going to cover this. He’d have to call in sick. He never called in sick. His only consolation was that he’d done as much damage as he had taken. With a grimace he pulled himself slowly off the bench and slung a dufflebag over his shoulder. First things first, he needed to get home. Maybe then he could call a physician.












