Insomniac

CHAPTER 40
INSOMNIAC…
Russ can’t fall asleep.
He lies in bed awake.
He closes his eyes to no avail
Nyquil? Nice try, big guy!
Lunesta? That butterfly don’t fly!
Russ lies and waits, and hopes.
“Positive thoughts… sleep, sleep.”
Midnight… NOTHING
1am… STILL NOTHING
2am… LONGEST NIGHT EVER
3am… ALL THE COOL SPOTS ON THE PILLOW ARE GONE
4am… CRICK IN THE NECK FROM HELL
5am… 4,324,164 LITTLE POPCORN THINGIES ON THE CEILING
6am… EYES… GETTING… HEEEAAAVYY
6:05am…OUT
6:10am…ALARM CLOCK RINGS
6:11am…ALARM CLOCK PERMANENTLY IMBEDDED IN THE WALL
THE END