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Bridge

by Lisa Kwan Written for: The Writer's Tower Theme: Bridge (December) BRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrr. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Brrrrrr-brrrr-brrrr. A million tiny pins were poking me in the eyes and I just didn’t want to open them and risk…more tiny pins poking me in the eyes. But the doorbell wouldn’t stop ringing. With much effort, I managed to sit up, eyes still shut. My head was pounding like the bass beat at the club last night playing Oppa Gangnam Style. But it could also be the pounding on my door at the moment. A muffled: “Dad? Daddddddd. Wake up, Dad!” The nausea returned. Oh my god. What time was it? I stood up too quickly and almost blacked out from the vertigo. When my vision stabilized, I realized my apartment looked like a hurricane had gone through it and left all the debris behind. I guess I’d gone a little too crazy with the boys last night after our clubbing and chicks-I-could-totally-bang session back at my place. Resigned, I went