No More Tequila For Me

by John Perkins

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The sheets, discolored from sweat, clung to him as he tried to escape the spinning room. His arm shackled by the thrashing as the 700 thread count bastard wrapped itself around his wrist. With a final, forceful tug, he freed himself from the bed only to introduce his knee to the nightstand.

“Fuck!” His hand slammed upon his mouth trying to muffle the scream. His lip smashed so hard against his teeth that he could taste blood. Another muffled curse escaped his lips as he stood in the dark bedroom, frozen with fear. In the blackness he could hear the toilet paper roll, and knew he was running out of time.

Desperate and sweating, his heart sped up as he scurried along the carpet. Finally, he could feel the denim he was so anxious to remove just a few short hours earlier.

As the final tooth of his zipper fell into place, the sound of the toilet flushing exploded in the darkness. He ran out of the apartment as fast as he could, escaping onto the street below, cradling his shoes and shirt in his arms.

“Taxi!”

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. No More Tequila For Me

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 2 months ago

    interesting, disjointed, confusing and should have been marked mature.
    I did however enjoy reading it.

  2. No More Tequila For Me

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    Mature? I wasn’t really sure. There’s only one curse word, and the theme is only a little risque. I didn’t think it warranted a mature rating, but I’m new. If I get another comment about it, I’ll change it.

  3. No More Tequila For Me

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I just found this, and really enjoyed it. What a vivid picture you paint!

    I really like how the banging into things gets explained by a combination of still being drunk and being in someone else’s apartment

  4. No More Tequila For Me

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    Thanks Ridcully. I enjoyed this little scene quite a bit and had a good time writing it. I’m glad that you enjoyed it as well.

  5. No More Tequila For Me

    JLaughter's Buddy Icon JLaughter

    Posted 2 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Cool stuff. How many times have we all been in those particular shoes? The “chew your arm off” stage of a one-night stand…

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