Short Story: The Parting (Part 2)
Written by keysinunez.com on 10/15/2006 – 6:11 pm - 565 ViewsHe woke up in a room he did not recognize. His head was throbbing with pain from his hangover.
Did I drink that much, he asked himself.
Slowly, he took in the details of the room. The wall adjacent to him was full of posters and photographs. Floor to ceiling windows were to his left, white curtains billowing, the cold morning breeze bringing goose bumps to his skin. The concave ceiling was painted with a scene from Dante’s Inferno. He had read that book. He found it kind of disturbing, but the way it was depicted in the painting wasn’t so bad. It was probably because the painting was faded. He imagined it in full color and detail and shuddered. He shifted to his right side. He noticed that there was a big mirror flanking the windows. It encompassed the whole wall, including the door. In the corner close to the bed was a bar, filled with different kinds of liquor. Read the rest of this entry »
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