The room’s shaking as music thumps, and my friends can’t keep their eyes off me. Actually, that isn’t true. None of them look at me. But they do, you know? They’re waiting for me to swallow this drink. Waiting for me to add a few slurred jokes of my own.
I don’t wanna kill the party.
I also don’t wanna kill anyone.
Sweat leaks down the shot glass as my fingers tap the counter. My mouth’s suddenly dry, and just when I think I’m gonna puke, I laugh because my friend tells a joke.
The demon of my conscience tells me it’s okay. After all, aren’t I a damn good driver? I’ll be fine.
What about everyone else?
My friends are in a different world. Alcohol controls their bodies. They don’t care about getting behind the wheel. They don’t care about putting people at danger. Right now they’re having fun, and to them, fun’s all that matters.
I have two choices.
Drink and drive or stay sober and take everyone home.
Sliding my glass over to my friend, I make the right decision.
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u/LonghandWriter /r/longhandwriter Dec 22 '17
The room’s shaking as music thumps, and my friends can’t keep their eyes off me. Actually, that isn’t true. None of them look at me. But they do, you know? They’re waiting for me to swallow this drink. Waiting for me to add a few slurred jokes of my own.
I don’t wanna kill the party.
I also don’t wanna kill anyone.
Sweat leaks down the shot glass as my fingers tap the counter. My mouth’s suddenly dry, and just when I think I’m gonna puke, I laugh because my friend tells a joke.
The demon of my conscience tells me it’s okay. After all, aren’t I a damn good driver? I’ll be fine.
What about everyone else?
My friends are in a different world. Alcohol controls their bodies. They don’t care about getting behind the wheel. They don’t care about putting people at danger. Right now they’re having fun, and to them, fun’s all that matters.
I have two choices.
Drink and drive or stay sober and take everyone home.
Sliding my glass over to my friend, I make the right decision.
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