Adverb Writing Challenge - The Prospect Is Always Better Than the Event

The Prospect Is Always Better Than the Event

by Chioma Abiaka

"How many have you had?" she says cautiously.

I can feel my jaw clench, almost painfully.

"Two," I lie lazily.

It's positively cramped in here, but who cares? There comes a freedom that sets into your heart so beautifully when you have nothing going for you.

I sip my drink slowly. She looks away abruptly. I swallow the drink quickly, audibly and embarrassingly. At the sound, she sees my empty glass. Now, she's looking at me disconcertingly.

It's rather freeing to lose your train of thought this way. But unfortunately, I can tell this will be a terribly uneventful evening.

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