After a long game of pool, you and Grace are neck and neck. You both sweat from the heat and excitement, your cups of beer all over the table. You line up for your shot, but have difficulty keeping your balance. You shoot and miss the ball and just start laugh. Grace laughs, too. “Oops, does that count?” Grace shakes her head and takes another drink. You stop, “I need another sip, every time I miss I’m gonna sip.” You look around the room at the other girls playing. Tina is hustling another table, but there aren’t as many girls playing. Several girls are passed out on the couches, and one couple is making out by the bar.
You snicker, but Grace brings you back to the game, “come on, sip and shoot.” You nod and take a big swig from you beer and set it on the table. You line up your next shot and really thrust hard. The ball rolls hard across the table and smacks a strip ball into the hole. “Whooo, take that.” Grace laugh, “I’m striped, you jackass.” “You are? No, you’re not.” Grace just nods. “Crap,” you laugh, “I think that should count for me.”
Grace shakes her head, “sorry, one more shot and I win.” Grace waddles over to the table to line up with the eight ball. She’s very unsteady and you watch with amazement that she’s able to stand upright at all. You take another long sip from your beer and try to set the cup down, but it falls to the floor. You just start laugh. “HAHAHAHAH, I am so drunk.” Grace starts laughing too,” quiet, I can’t think, AHHAHAHAHA HEEEEEE HAWWWWW.” Grace’s face sobers up for a second as does yours, but only for a second. “Did you, HAHAHAH, did you just laugh like a donkey, HAHHAHAHA. And you called me a jackass.” Grace stands up and is worried for a moment but then starts laughing again, “I guess I’m the jackass, HAHAHAHHAHAH HHEEEEEEE HAW HEE HAW.”
This time Grace catches herself from falling on the table. You watch her now with concern…