Allen woke up with a lazy start -- he didn't have to be at work in the morning, so he let himself sleep in a bit. It helped assuage the hangover. Why am I hung over, anyways? He looked around his room to find clues as to how the night went -- button up on the floor by the door, still buttoned. Jeans at the foot of the bed. Wallet on the desk, keys in the chair, pack of cigarettes in the ash tray and cell phone... cell phone? Just then, a ringing came from under the pillow, which Allen approached to answer dutifully. The cell phone still new, so he didn't realize that the ringing was just an alarm. Nine? It's nine in the morning? He double checked with the clock just to make sure. Indeed, it was only nine. Suddenly the tale of the night had come full circle.
For most people, it only takes one alarm to wake up. For Allen, it takes three. For most people, after they've been up for 13-20 hours, sleep finds them. For Allen, wakefulness begins to show it's face. For most people, getting drunk and passing out goes hand-in-hand with waking up late. For Allen, it means waking up as soon as his body becomes sober.
Trying to make the best of his time, Allen cleans his room... not in the tidiest sense, but enough that it doesn't look particularly messy or dirty. Having lived alone for so long, he'd collected a lot of things to occupy his time... Where did this come from? Allen moved his wallet to find a poker card hiding underneath. King of spades...
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