Bed Hair: A 5-Minute Freewrite

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Inside a room, a man with bed hair similar to a bird's nest groggily wakes up. The man's name is John, a crew at an oil company.

A night prior, John was drinking in a pub with several co-workers after receiving his salary. Influenced by the cheery atmosphere, John drank more than what he initially intended.

"I feel terrible," John complained as he nursed his aching head. "I shouldn't have drank too much..."

With a grimace on his face, John stood up and opened the refrigerator. Taking a half-empty bottle of water, he guzzled it. After emptying the bottle, he felt a little better.

As he was about to go back to bed, his cellphone suddenly rang, annoying John more.

Seeing the name of the called, John had to swallow the annoyance that he was feeling -- it was his supervisor.

"Hello, John?" his supervisor started. "Sorry to bother you on your day off but something important crops up. Can you drop by the office today?"

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John was surprised by the sudden request. It's not like his company to call on an employee during their days off.

"What happened?" John inquired.

"There's a leak in one of our pipeline and we need people to fix it up," his supervisor explained.

John knew how serious a leak on a pipeline was and readily agreed to report to work despite his hangover.

An hour later, John arrived at the site where he was greeted by his supervisor.

"You should've combed your bed hair, it looks like a bird's nest," his supervisor joked as they walked.

"No time," replied John with a smile before joining the other crew.

John worked with the other worker to fix the leaking pipeline for several hours before finally stopping the leak. Once done, everyone was exhausted.

Good work, everyone!" their supervisor said. "Let's have some beer to celebrate. I'll pay, who wants to join?"

The men cheered when they heard that the supervisor would pay for their drinks. John, on the other hand, grimaced, still remembering the terrible hangover he had this morning.

So after saying that he'll past, John returned home and straight to bed, exhausted.