[Not originally mine, I saved a copy of the 3-part thread from 15 years ago and copied together.]

My brother and dad had been gone from the hotel room for half an hour. They wanted to go swimming at the hotel pool for a few hours. It was only about 7:30 and the pool wouldn't close until 11:30. They intended to stay as long as they could. My mother and I grew bored as I flipped through the channels.

"Turn it off, Sam. There's no use. Nothing's on but news and soaps."

"Well, then what are we gonna do for 3 and a half hours?"

"I don't know, you could always join your father and brother."

"Nah," I said, "I told you, I'm way too whiped out." We had been walking all day around town.

"Well what do you want to do, then? Check and see what's in those drawers."

I opened