Trouble From the Start (2015)
“Wished I hadn’t.
My head was so heavy that I didn’t know if I’d be able to lift it off the pillow and it hurt. I was queasy. It would probably be a month before I could eat anything. And there was this persistent beeping in my ears, a tremor near my hip— My alarm.
I dug my phone out of my jeans pocket and shut it off. I squinted at the time. Who was the idiot who thought it was a good idea to register for a class that started before most people had their coffee? Oh, yeah, me.
I hadn’t wanted to... be a loser. I sure felt like one now. Why had I started drinking last night? I squeezed my eyes shut. Because of Avery’s date. I couldn’t be mad about it. I’d had a date earlier in the week. But I had been . . .
I’d been mad. I’d thought about following them. Instead I’d ridden to the next town over, where no one knew me, stopped at a convenience store, flashed my fake ID, and walked out with the beer. Having dark stubble helped make me look older. Then I’d returned here and started the guzzle-fest.MoreLess
My head was so heavy that I didn’t know if I’d be able to lift it off the pillow and it hurt. I was queasy. It would probably be a month before I could eat anything. And there was this persistent beeping in my ears, a tremor near my hip— My alarm.
I dug my phone out of my jeans pocket and shut it off. I squinted at the time. Who was the idiot who thought it was a good idea to register for a class that started before most people had their coffee? Oh, yeah, me.
I hadn’t wanted to... be a loser. I sure felt like one now. Why had I started drinking last night? I squeezed my eyes shut. Because of Avery’s date. I couldn’t be mad about it. I’d had a date earlier in the week. But I had been . . .
I’d been mad. I’d thought about following them. Instead I’d ridden to the next town over, where no one knew me, stopped at a convenience store, flashed my fake ID, and walked out with the beer. Having dark stubble helped make me look older. Then I’d returned here and started the guzzle-fest.MoreLess
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