Alcohol Reveals the Truth

The party had been going on for a few hours and everyone was having a blast enjoying the food, drinks, and the music. The guests felt at home and greeted everyone as they walked in. It was not a big bash, approximately 30 people among friends and family, no one unknown.

Then out of the blue he walked in, handsomely dressed.  His beauty did not call everyone’s attention, but the fact that he was alone did. Everyone questioned where his wife was. He shouted for everyone to hear that he had spent the whole afternoon at another party drinking and according to his wife he was drunk therefore she was too embarrassed to be with him. So, they had an argument and she left him there.

The guests went on eating, drinking, dancing and talking. He was not able to stand so he sat down and started to talk about how he was getting home. If his wife had left him there, who would drive him home?

-          “If you want to, I can drop you off at the nearest subway station” offered one of the oldest guests.

-          “No that is ok. I am going to spend the night at her place.”

He turned to the quite blond sitting at the opposite side of him. She made believe that he was not talking to her and looked the other way.

-          “Please look at me. I am talking to you. Will you take care of me tonight?”

She did not know what to say after all drunken people are not in their right mind; how to get out of the situation without starting an argument or upsetting this poor drunk. Everyone anxiously awaited her response.

-          “I don’t think I can. I do not drink and wouldn’t know how to take care of someone who does.” She managed to come up with that and turned away again.

Her cousin noticed how uncomfortable she felt and added

-           “Don’t you know that she only likes cats ,not dogs? “

Everyone laughed. He had managed to draw everyone’s attention. She just wanted to dig a whole and crawl in it.

-          “If I meow, would that help? I am a handsome guy. Don’t you think that I am a handsome guy?”

She just smiled and started to wish really hard that he would put an end to that embarrassing moment. He was the host’s best friend and she always suspected that he had feelings towards her and she did think he was rather hot, but she never gave it much thought; he was a married man. But now, in front of the whole family and close friends, under the effect of alcohol, the cat was out of the bag.

His phone rang and he started his goodbyes. His wife had called and was coming to pick him up. He realized too that it was time for him to go perhaps he was a bit more sober. He came over to her while everyone was watching and in her ear he whispered “My luck will change next time. I will still spend the night at your place one of these days.”

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(Written December 10, 2012)

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