Thursday, January 19, 2017

Respones # 1 ENGl 125 The Night from Jail to Remember

As I awoke on a cold metal bench, I could not recall anything from the previous night's adventures. The only thing I experienced was a profound headache and pain radiating from my shoulder. As my blurred vision cleared, I saw that I was the only individual inside the cell. I still had my civilian clothing on, which was surprising. However, I hope that this would lead myself to clues to what had happened the night before. My clothes themselves looked normal, but my pockets told a different story. Between the several pockets on my cargo shorts, I found a total of five items. Each led to me recalling my night before arriving in this jail cell.

From my right-side pocket, I retrieved a receipt from a local bar.  Subsequently, reviewing the receipt, it was full of shots of fireball, many other alcoholic beverages, and a few orders of some fancy drink, which I had no idea how even to pronounce.  While in the opposite pocket was two photos of my girlfriend, the one I usually carried around with me no matter what; however, the new photo was distorted by water. The photo led myself to wonder why it was in my pocket and why the it was wet.   As I reached into my lower, left side pocket, I felt something jagged. Before pulling the object out carefully, I checked my hand for damage, but the pain I felt after accessing the object was far worse than the physical feeling of pain. The object was the necklace of my girlfriend’s that she always wore. The final item made everything fall into place; the last item was a note from my significant other. The note stated that she was leaving for a new job opportunity and needed a fresh start.  Unfortunately, this new start did not include me in it and this made me upset.


All the details came flying back to me in vivid detail. The night started with getting drinks with my girlfriend on a Friday night. Halfway through the evening, I got up to use the bathroom, and I returned to the table. I realized then that my girlfriend was missing, and all that were left was the additional photo, the necklace, and the note. After reading the note, I started to drink increasingly more to the point where they would no longer serve me. I proceeded to become angry at the server, and was told to leave. During the disagreement, I knocked my glass of water over onto the photo. However, the confrontation led to me being thrown out of the building.  Falling over explains my shoulder pain/discomfort and the drinking explained my throbbing headache. Once outside, I fell on the ground, but as soon as I landed, I woke up here. I believe I am here on possible public intoxication. 


1 comment:

  1. You did an amazing job on tying all 5 items into your story, while also keeping the plot flow smoothly. Altogether a great entry!

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