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When I was younger I lived with my grandparents and young uncle. My uncle and I pulled an all-nighter playing video games. I had work the next evening at 5 a ba
by cgriswald 6y ago
When I was younger I lived with my grandparents and young uncle. My uncle and I pulled an all-nighter playing video games. I had work the next evening at 5 a bar/restaurant. I went to bed exhausted about when the sun came up.
The next thing I knew, my uncle was waking me up frantically, telling me I’d be late for work. It felt like I’d barely slept. I looked at the clock and it said 4:30. I jumped out of bed, grabbed my uniform, brushed my teeth and glanced at a different clock, kind of in disbelief and wondering how I was going to make it though this shift so tired. It was 4:40. I ran towards the kitchen ready to go and looked for my keys, glancing again at yet another clock to make sure I was leaving in time. 4:45. I was going to just make it.
That’s when I noticed The Price is Right playing on the television. I don’t know what time it’s on now, but then it had been running from 10-11 am as long as I had been alive. My uncle had changed every clock in the house in preparation for this prank. I wanted to kill him but instead just collapsed in bed, uniform and all.
- dctoedt 6y agoOnce in a prior life I collapsed into bed, exhausted, around midnight. Woke up feeling refreshed. Glanced at my (analog) watch, saw that it was about 07:10. Got up, got dressed, shaved. Glanced at my watch again: It was now about 01:50. I'd been asleep for just a couple of hours. Back to the rack.