110words, #027

After a week off, the fiction is flowing again. The prompts this time were to first explain how the man and rabbit meet (no pet-owner relationship allowed) and second to tell the story in 110 words or less. Sounds easy enough, right? Here is my entry.

Eddie Rabbit Alter-Ego

Dewey's was slow, so slow the girls bailed before the last set. The smoke was thicker than usual and curiously sweet. Teddy felt sick and the sweat was a squall. He needed the money so he swallowed one last shot and set his pick. Next thing he knew, he was singing songs he'd never sung before. He closed the bar with "Every Which Way but Loose" but had no idea why. Ironic? Yea, his head was pounding. Dude in the front asked for a photo and autograph; wrapped his arm around him and grinned. The lights went out and that is all Teddy could remember.