Symbolmeme || accepting! | @antipsychx
☎: For a drunk phone call.
Inebriation is just a state of mind –where thoughts are swirling, even treading to haphazard lines and circles.There are no walls, no inhibitions, no control. A state of mind where one couldlose their mind temporarily.Imagine how a substance could do such thing to one’s mind.
Imagine how a small amount ofsubstance does to a small body with asmaller alcohol intolerance.
Threeempty bottles of soju, one big hollow mug of Cass, and a bottle of Bacardiemptied half-way.
Ahead bobbing up and down, fighting the drowsiness as a series of rings invades her ear. Right ear. Her mobile phone pressedrather deeply onto it.
Whenthe soft sound of breathing (a familiar pattern) is heard, she gives no timefor a response. Knows already who it is.Confirms that he’s there, behind his own mobile phone, eyes may still bedrooping and lethargic, but he’s there. Shecould hear him breathing, softly, then deeply. As though he instantlyrecognized his caller at 5 in the morning without looking at the screen.
Haebitna’s voice, her drunk voice,is too distinct not to be recognized. Byhim, of all people.
“Terry!Terry! Teeeerrrrrrryyyy!! Terrence Yoon!!! Can you hear me? You’re there right?You can hear me! I know you can! I can hear you breathin’ from over here! Did Iwake you up?? Omo. Did I? But it’s okay! It’s….” she checks her watch. A plainguess but accurate. She must’ve counted the hours by the bottles she had on thetable. “It’s five in the morning!Rise and shine!!!”
There’s a light groan at the end of the line. He’s listening.
“Terry! Let metell you something! Heeeeeeeee. I’m.. I don’t know. I’m not drunk! But… I’vehad… like.. one.. two.. three! Three bottles of soju!! They have this berrysomething variant that tastes like child medicine. Ehehehe it’s funny. It feelslike I’ve drank one bottle of cough syrup. And it’s… not yummy… but not bad either.Have you tried this?? We should try this one! Like… now? You want? Oh but doyou have classes? Or work today? As for me. Wow. Wait. What day is it today?OMO! It’s Saturday!! I have no classes! Do you??”
Shetakes the bottle of Bacardi. Examines it on one hand. Shakes it and lets thecontents swirl around. The way herthoughts swirl around her.
“Have..you ever… been drunk?? Like.. this level? .. Do I sound like drunk? I feel likeI know what I am saying.. But I just can’t control it.. Like.. you know. The sameas on the Han River before. Except that … I’ve got too much to say right now!!Would you listen?? Terry~~”
Is thateven a question? He would.
“Soyou see… I’m.. feeling very happy right now! I’m laughing! For the past hour Ifind myself laughing as I recall things over shots of soju. And people werelaughing with me! Or are they snickering? I don’t know. But it seems they’relaughing. So yes, they’re laughing! They’re laughing with me! And it’s funny!Really…. Really.. reaaaaallly funny!! Don’t you think?”
She takes a swig from the bottle. Just a little amount. Enough to feelthe burning sensation run from her mouth through her throat.
“It’s easy to feel happy!! To laugh! Right? You always see me laugh. Ican laugh whenever I want to. But… It doesn’t seem too easy to be happy. I feel happy right now. Ifeel so much so that I find myself laughing. But at the same time, tears fellfrom my eyes. OMG. I’m laughing and crying at the same time! Can you imaginethat, Terry? Hahahaha. Okay. That’s Weird. Really weird. I’m weird!!”
There’s a warmth running down her cheeks.
“I’memotional right now. Hehehe Terry. Do you want me to send a photo of myselfright now? Hahh. I look… stupid. Funny.Hahahahaha. I’m… c.. crying.. while laughing. Hahahaha. I’ll take a snap later!I’ll send it through Kakaotalk! Only for you okay!”
She isn’t sure where the warmth originated. Was it from the amber liquid?The beads on her cheeks? Possibly from the earlier, but she’s too intoxicatedto think about that. Or think about howthe beer affects her. The warmth is intense, Haebitna could feel the heatfrom every inch of her body. Feel andsee. She could also see the ruddiness her skin has become. And no, it isn’tjust a healthy pink blush.
“Uhmm. Terry… Ifeel like I’m getting ugly right now. Ahahaha. Have you seen a human tomato? It’sme! Hahahah! A human tomato laughing and crying! It’s Haebitna! And soon thehuman tomato will swell. Will grow big… will… burst! Bam!”
Her skin rises, puffiness emerging from her hands up to her face. Theprickliness is coming in too, adding to the party of her alcohol symptoms.
“I’m… sleepy Terry.. I can sleep here but.. it’s.. very uncomfortable. And omo… the owneris looking at me with dagger on his eyes! Oh no! But… I can’t.. sleep… here.. Do you…want…… uh.. do.. you want…to.. drink??? I’ve got… uhmm wait.. lemme see. Hmmm. Morethan a half.. Bacardi…. Let’s.. drink Terry!!! Terry….. Terry… Ter….rryyy..”
Silence grows heavy in that few seconds of stillness, before a laughterescapes from her end, soft, gentle, weak. And then the silence continues asher mobile phone greets the cold table the same way her face did.
Can we drink once more? Can weforget once more?