C20 Tagging along

He didn't sleep well. He started off the day as he had the one before, breakfasting with little Richard Jnr.

lt was routine he wanted. More than routine, he craved a rut where he wouldn't have to think, one that got deeper and deeper so he didn't have to what was beyond it.

He could go through the motions here, handling minor health issues, easing through the day with the same faces