Party Out of Bounds

Story by: Anonymous
Recorded: September 2008, New York, NY
Music: Fatboy Slim, with selections by Steely Dan and Joe Jackson

On the mend from a traumatic break-up, a downtown loft-dweller throws the party of the century, cranks the volume up to eleven, and -- miraculously -- gets away with it. And then the phone rings.

The narrator (who has chosen to remain anonymous for professional reasons) is a hedge fund manager and competitive fencer who resides in downtown Manhattan. Names and vocal inflections in this piece have been altered or excised to protect the "innocent."