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Analysis Of Lip's Narrative Fiction

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Lip wakes up for his 3pm class with a pounding headache and a burning feeling in his chest.

He immediately recognizes the first feeling as drinking too much last night. He recognizes the second feeling shortly after as Mandy.

He doesn’t remember what they spoke about last night, only that they spoke. With how little he remembers of every night this week, he’s starting to think he has a real problem.

He crawls out of bed long enough to grab an Advil from his desk. Pulling his phone out of the covers, he plugs it in, before it starts to come back to him.

He said he would call Mandy. Her voice is stuck in his head, pleading him to call when he’s sober. He groans softly.

Maybe he’s still a little drunk, or maybe he’s just a dumbass, but he rips his phone off …show more content…

Fuck the no smoking signs. He exhales smoke, and checks his watch. Four minutes late to Applied Physics.

He wasn’t planning on going, anyways. It’s not like he doesn’t understand physics.

When he’s finished with his cigarette, he stomps it out with his foot, and starts jogging again, all the way until he reaches the El.

He pulls money from his jean pocket and boards, sitting all the way in the back.

It takes almost two hours, with all the stops, and he’s getting antsy. He wants a smoke, but he’s still on the fucking El, and it’s impolite, or whatever. The closer he gets to his old street, the more uncomfortable he is.

When he finally gets off on his stop, he lights up another cigarette. His body aches for a drink as he passes a bar, but, priorities. Getting to Mandy was first. He’d drink after. In celebration, if it went well. In sorrow, if it didn’t.

The walk to the Milkovich house was short, but freezing. He’s bouncing on his feet when he stops outside, and the sun is starting to set behind him.

He pulls his phone out, and dials Mandy’s number.

“Hey,” he greets when she answers, “I’m sober, and I’m calling

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