My eyes open slowly and heavily. From out of a greasy blur my girlfriend’s head comes into focus. How nice it is, I think, to wake up and see that your loved one is tenderly watching you. I attempt a smile but, oddly, my face hurts. My brain starts to assess the unfamiliar surroundings.
Lounge. Lying on a sofa bed. Oh yes, girlfriends brother’s lounge. Holiday in Poland. First time meeting the family. Still in socks, but ones without holes in them. Lucky! All the facts of my current situation begin to re-register themselves in my brain. The only thing that I can’t work out is why my girlfriend is shaking her head at me.
I flex my cortex — or at least that’s what I think I do — and attempt to take my mind back further than three minutes ago. Nope, blank. Nothing.
More Nothing.
