Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

by Russell Ruffino

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“Scuse me lads, can I see your I.D. please.” I fumbled at my wallet, eventually getting the licence out, I handed it to the bouncer and concentrated on standing upright; which was a skill that seemed to have deserted me of late.

“Ok, have a good night.” He waved us in, I turned to Dave as we meandered through the entrance of the club.

“I’m not sure we should have taken the whole lot in one hit man, I’m feeling a bit…unusual.”

“Ok, here’s the plan.” Dave said to me, his arms flailing wildly as he made his point. “We go get some black sambuca to warm us up and then go to the toilet and do those lines we’ve got left over from last night to get our hearts back in gear.”

At the bar the aniseed flames of the sambuca cascaded into my stomach, and almost cascaded out again. We stumbled into the toilets and then into separate cubicles. I pulled out a small mirror and put it on the cistern, movement caught my eye.

I looked at the mirror, I saw a hospital room, and heard a woman screaming.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Intriguing last sentence.
    And I can sympathize with your hero’s lack of coordination. I have horrible balance whether I’ve had a few or am completely sober.

  2. Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow, I guess he really should have listened to the advice of his dealer. This just got really interesting, going beyond great dialogue to an intriguing story.

  3. Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 2 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Heady, swirling series of events. The last line is intriguing, but it feels like it runs a bit.

  4. Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

    Russell Ruffino's Buddy Icon Russell Ruffino

    Posted 2 months ago

    Yeah, I think I rushed it a bit because I was hoping to get to be before 11pm, although that has now absolutely not happened. Also I had no idea how I was going to carry it on when I wrote that, hopefully the edit has helped.

  5. Having a Good Time in a Bad Way

    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 2 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Cool. I thought this was pretty funny: “the aniseed flames of the sambuca cascaded into my stomach, and almost cascaded out again”

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