[Act II]
I had fallen asleep in front of the mini mart with a corndog in my hand and a scratcher half-way to loserville in the floor boards. Naturally, it wasn't the result of a massive opiate addiction, I was just exhausted from, you know, working. Hard. I looked down at the card in my hand. Did this mean Dr. Nick Riviera wasn't dead? I called....
"Is Dr. NIck in?"
"Who?"
"Dr. Nick."
"Who is that?"
"What do you mean 'who is that?'"
There was only silence on the other end.
"I don't know what kind of prank this is, but I'm hanging up."
"Wait, don't. I found this number on a card."
"I have no idea who that is."
This was going nowhere fast. I had to think of something.....
"Look, my friend gave me this number. He said you could help me with my scalp.... issue."
Nothing.
"I'm desperate man. I miss my hair so much. The way it used to blow in the window. The way my girlfriend used to tug playfully on it."
"What the hell are you talking about?"