from where he was, he can’t tell that it was high noon. his blinds covered his windows entirely, leaving just traces of light creeping on the lines under the door. he wakes up with a throbbing sore throat, the worst he ever had.
instinct tells him to grab his celfone. he scans through some unread messages. nothing extraordinary except for some text ads on saving the whales. ah ok it’s whales this time.. i wonder if the seals in vietnam got saved. damn it. my throat hurts. what had i eaten last night? slowly, grim details of his escapade the night before came flashing before his eyes.

