Ben Adrienne, a nineteen year old college student, wants to go out and have a big night out on the town. The town is San Francisco, which, as we all know, is incredibly pricey. Ben is out with a few friends who are all over twenty-one. They pass up bar after bar on Broadway, where all the nightlife is supposedly "happening". They are looking for an "eighteen plus" club. They can't find one, so after awhile, his friends get fed up with dragging a minor around with them. They ditch him and wander into a major scene that's just beginning to boil in one of the "fancy" night clubs.
Ben is bummed out. He doesn't know what to do. He fights back tears of frustration and wanders up and down the street. He doesn't have enough money in his pocket to get into any cafes and doesn't have enough years in his life to get into any clubs. This scene is totally bumming this dude out. But dig this: He suddenly stumbles upon a little bookstore that is still open at the incredibly late hour of eleven-thirty. He walks in...
He hates himself for hanging out in a bookstore on a Saturday night. Where's the party? Obviously not here... But after awhile be becomes mesmerized by the strange titles and artwork of all the books in this dusty old store. He feels a sense of determination well up in him. He will not let this night become a bummer, so he decides to try his best to enjoy himself. He looks for a good book to read. Nothing really catches his eye, until he suddenly finds himself staring right at a diary apparently written by a short sighted monkey. He opens it, and falls into the book. He reads and reads and is hypnotized by the words and images. He comes to realize after awhile that someone is standing in front of him. He looks up: It's the monkey. She is squinting at him angrily and slaps him across the face. "Get a life!" she says angrily. Ben wakes up. He decides to rethink his need to make the night exciting and apologizes to the monkey.
3 comments:
Wow, this is awesome. I can envision every move that Ben makes from walking down Broadway with his older friends to wandering into the bookstore. This was a very creative idea and not at all what I assumed your blog would be about, based on the title alone. I can't wait to read the next blog post. You have a real talent for writing!
That monkey doesn't mess around. But good for Ben all the same. As someone who is also younger than all his other friend, i feel for him. Too often have my friends gone out to bars while im forced to stay home and watch the clock.
In the end i think that its good that he found a way to amuse himself. You don't always need to go out drinking to have a good time. In fact, i'd rather just chill with a monkey too.
Kudos ben
You have a great story-telling talent! You made me empathize for poor old Ben. That would definitely suck...especially since Broadway has such fun restaurants and sidewalk cafes that he could have enjoyed...looking forward to your next story.
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