Lisa from Lemons and Lolipops has been a loyal regular in the Weekly Challenges, and is now offering up this gem mid-week:
She had been studying feverishly for midterms, often joking about her brain hurting from being “too full.” Her self-induced pressure to maintain a 4.1 was consuming her.
For three weeks straight, she did nothing but hole up in the library, a mountain of books and coffee cups surrounding her. Her diet consisted solely of coffee, Tylenol, and liquid antacid. Her appearance became ghastly: pale and gaunt, with large black circles under her eyes.
The night of the final midterm, her overworked brain finally revolted. It throbbed so violently, the top of her head exploded as she collapsed on her Scantron.