Edinburgh A to Z

KISS me, kill me snarls Bono from the stereo. What the...? 'kin hell, I must've zoned out completely there. Happens more and more often these days. I mean, I like a smoke, I like a drink - but when you get the two together, it can do some weird shit. Big chunks of time just go missing. Poof. They're gone. Totally. Just not there. And sometimes you lose that chilled feeling, just like that. God knows the black-outs are bad enough, but the black moods, they're even worse. 'Back from the dead, are we?' she says. She's keeping it light, but underneath, you can tell she's a bit worried, sort of. Don't blame her, to be honest. It's funny - even though I know she's being nice about it, it puts me in a darker mood. It's like I'm picking up on her fear. As the dark feeling grows, she starts to get less good-



Edinburgh A to Z