I'm A Badger

story I

I woke up in the middle of the night, my eyes not wanting to cooperate with me, leaving me blind on my bed. I brought my hands to my face and forced my eyes open with my fingers, spreading my eyelids apart.

I still couldn't see shit.

It was dark. Really dark. Like, I'm in a goddamn closet dark, but without the small light coming from underneath the crack of the door.
Hehe....I said crack...

I sat up on my bed, kicking my blankets off me, and yes I do have multiple blankets, shut up.
I reached over to my bedside table, trying to find the lamp, but goddamn it was dark...
Eventually I found the lamp, now I just have to find the switch...

Okay I found it.

I turned on the lamp, the sudden brightness of it causing me to be a different kind of blind. I hissed at the light and squinted my eyes, trying to get my eyes used to it.

Holy cow that's too bright...Ah dang it...

I stood up from my bed, fixing the wedgie my PJ shorts decided to give me, and headed to the door. As I opened the door, I heard my cat meow at me. He was sitting on the mat outside my door, his tail twitching from side to side.

"Goddamn it..."
I said under my breath, I knew what that look meant. He was hungry, and for some reason he never went to whine to someone else for food.
It was always me.

This fuckin cat, I swear...

I sigh, surrendering to my feline friend's wishes. I lazily walk down stairs, rubbing my eyes and groaning tiredly.

I walk into the kitchen and see my ma there cookin some porridge.

"Ma? What are ya doin here at night?" I ask, confusion clear on my face.

My ma looked at me. She sighed and said,

"It's 5 pm, Joel...."

I quickly stole a gaze at the clock above the kitchen table.

17.12

.......

"Fuck me...."