I was a uni student. I had a day off on thursday, so on Wednesday night I went out with my friends. We basically got white girl wasted on $2 drinks from the uni bar and then strutted down to the clubs until the wee hours.
I eventually got home and attempted to read a note that was on my dresser. I was in no state to understand or remember it, so I went to sleep.
Two hours or so later, my mum was tapping my shoulder, asking me if I’d read the note and if it was okay for me to pay the power bill this morning. I said anything to get her to leave, and return to my drunken slumber.
Ten minutes later I woke to a pounding headache. I jumped up and sat, staring into the mirror opposite my bed, with half squinted eyes and cloudy thoughts.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOC
It was in fact a pounding on the front door, not my head. I looked at the time on my phone and saw it was 2pm. I had slept all day.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
I quickly got up, wrapped myself in a towel and went to the door. En route I caught a closer glimpse at my face, but instead of hiding, I swallowed my pride and greeted the small, impatient man, sweetly
“Hi, how can I help?”
“Hi, I’m here from the power company, a bill was arranged to be paid this morning and wasn’t, so I’ve been sent to cut it, I’m afraid”, the man said
“OMG I was supposed to pay that this morning!! Please, I have the money in my room.. Can I just pay it now?”, I pleaded. The man looked at me with a smirk, as if I was lying. He apologised and proceeded to RUIN MY LIFE.
I went back inside, looked in the mirror and thought – FUCK! I will now have to call my mum at work and explain that I didn’t do what she asked, and now there is a reconnection fee on top of the bill zzzz
I calmed down and went to the have a shower. i looked in the mirror in natural light and saw that my makeup was completely smudged with black mascara and eyeliner on my cheeks and forehead,  red lipstick on my chin, I was wearing a towel and yawning at 2pm in the afternoon as I begged someone not to cut off my power.
No wonder he didn’t believe me – I looked like a drug addict and felt like a piece of shit. haha.