I awoke by slow degrees. Slowly registering the sunlight filtering on my face, the distant sounds of cars racing outside, cold, and grogginess.It was all around me, too cold and too concentrated. I pulled my sheets over me tightly, securing the edges so I wouldn't feel the cold much. Then slowly, the pounding headache began to register, and stifled muscles.The sound of my alarm ringing from my phone beside me caught my attention. It was then that everything was finally returning to me. I had gone to a party last night, which had turned into a complete disaster, and one I do not wish to revisit. The pounding in my head was a sign of the loud booming music that had snagged my ears yesterday, the sweaty bodies that pressed to mine, and the hand that had touched me.Then the long, long night of discussing football with a stranger...no, with Tabitha, who was surprised that my idea of getting a drink involved a cocktail.The alarm tone increased. I pushed the sheet away, stretching my han
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