I Looked Up In Dismay

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I looked up in dismay to see that the alarm clock read 12:32 p.m.. "Incredible." I said. The one day I had actually set my alarm it didn't even wake me. I got up, stepped on a shoe, then kicked it across the room forgetting that I needed to wear it later. "Damn shoe." I uttered with useless dismay.

The computer was my next stop. I had a set pattern while getting on the computer. First check the e-mail, delete the useless stuff, read the useful stuff, then reply to the ones I actually gave a damn about. Today was different though. I got into my e-mail and noticed a "Barnes and Nobles" ad. I clicked it revealing the elaborate backgrounds that these places always took the effort to use to catch the eye of the customer. One knows the ploys and the "special one-time deals" that these places always gave out. I noticed an offer that oddly stuck out at me. "Gladiator" only $10.99 for the special limited edition. "Cool" I thought. "Always loved that movie".

A years ago was when I had first seen it at my father's. I didn't want to watch