Just Because
He ran the bottle, unopened, all the way to the back of the cabinet. It rang a couple of dull tones that didn't inspire him at all as it passed too close to his half-empties, and he closed the door. Another virtuous near-miss that would stick with him like a deep splinter for the rest of the night, through all the unpleasant business at hand and beyond.
With a grim sort of purpose usually left to the damned or the unbalanced, he raked his car keys off the countertop and turned toward the garage to fetch his shovel.
The End.
He ran the bottle, unopened, all the way to the back of the cabinet. It rang a couple of dull tones that didn't inspire him at all as it passed too close to his half-empties, and he closed the door. Another virtuous near-miss that would stick with him like a deep splinter for the rest of the night, through all the unpleasant business at hand and beyond.
With a grim sort of purpose usually left to the damned or the unbalanced, he raked his car keys off the countertop and turned toward the garage to fetch his shovel.
The End.
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