The Eternal Hangover - 812 Words

The Eternal Hangover I feel something hard under my back. I think it’s an empty beer bottle. The front of my blue tight jeans is wet and the fly is open. I don’t want to open my eyes yet. The light that I can see through my eyelids is already too strong for my eyes to handle. I know I need to get up but I feel like I’ll throw up if I do. Once again, I know that I shouldn’t have gone drinking, but I also know that I’ll do it again in a few days. I don’t know how I’ll get off this treadmill. For some reason the only thing I hear is this odd ringing sound. It gets louder the more I think about it. I reach around with my arms in a circling motion to become more familiar with my surroundings. I must look like a kid making snow angels, except that I’m an adult male and there is no snow. My arms ache like I had just tried to break the world record for bench press. My arms touch more empty beer and liquor bottles causing them to roll ar ound on the ground. 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