Ten.One Thousand, Four Hundred & Thirty-Nine

1. Still early.

2. Another loud morning on the roof. I wonder what they are up to today. I wonder when I will figure out who “they” are.

3. Can already feel the heat.

4. It’s more like hot yoga today. I keep twisting into the sun, feeling its warmth on my face. The light behind my eyes turns bright orange.

5. Internet down.

6. I keep worrying that I’m going to miss something. And then I remind myself that nothing is really that urgent.

7. Still no birth certificate.

8. Still no internet.

9. “That’s a nice idea,” I say. He says he realized that he has to put some work into making friends, too. “Funny. We just talked about that last night. Developing friendships takes effort and intention. Like dating…it goes both ways.”

10. I climb under the weighted blanket for a bit of respite before dinner.