Ten.One Thousand, Two Hundred & Ten

1. 3:12 am. What is going on?

2. Hot coffee. Gray skies. The hurricane is coming.

3. “Hurricane on the way in! Hurricane on the way out!”

4. We stand in line for 45 minutes. I should have come earlier.

5. I look at the food in people’s carts and try not to judge because it is not their fault. I blame the systems in place that limit access and education.

6. The gap is widening.

7. I try to forget that it’s the last day.

8. She says that there are a lot of opportunities for us now. What do I want to ask for? What do I need?

9. Flickering light. I shut the computer down.

10. The fan looks like it’s going to swirl right off the bracket. The egg is rolling across the patio. Fences blown down.

11. But what do I really want?

12. Nailed it.