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Mr. Howell: A Fictional Narrative

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2010-Dan "Mr...Mr Howell." I woke up in a hurry. Groaning and wiping away the bit of dribble that dared leave my mouth...I cautiously opened my eye. Oh shite...this isn't my dorm room. Okay…okay Dan, where could you possibly be? Have I been abducted? Has my captor come to torture me? Turning my head to the direction the voice had come from. Both my eyes open huge, I ended up seeing a short, balding man in a suit glaring at me. When I groaned, he replied “Glad to see you are awake, Mr. Howell as your snoring was quite disruptive, if I may say so, your snoring was like that of a fire-breathing dragon with a head cold.” The room erupted in laughter and the man just smirked. Feeling my face heat up, oh shite I remember now. I'm in my university class. You think it would have been clear having been in …show more content…

Oh shite, where’s my id card? Damn! Rummaging through my book bag, I finally sorted out my problem, coming across my card. Cringing as I stared at the photo because it was one of the rare moments when I had forgotten to straighten my hair. My hair was total mess and I basically looked a bit like Elijah wood from the Lord of the rings, I looked like a hobbit. Standing in the way of the door, I heard someone cough out Excuse me. Spluttering out sorry and then sliding my id card through the scanner, the door made an annoying loud beep that I still have not gotten used to yet as it opened. I mean, why is that beep even a thing, like what even is its purpose. More like what is my purpose? I feel an existential crisis coming about. After the door swung open, the person behind me beelined for the elevator, which already had a crowd waiting. Since I wasn’t about that life, I decided to take the stairs. Rushing up two flights of stairs was a nightmare, but it was worth not having to be stuck in an elevator full of your fellow floor mates whose names you should know but

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