Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Thirteen

1. I open my eyes and look at the windows. Still dark.

2. But no more dreams about the forklift.

3. Double-check the schedule.

4. Something is off. I try to ignore it.

5. Sneak peeks at beautiful things. The sun is out. At this moment, the sky is clear and the light is thin. It looks like fall.

6. We don’t make it all the way down the hill and maybe it’s a good thing.

7. Well, I might as well just say it.

8. “This isn’t it, is it?” They tell me where to go next. Just follow the road around the curve. I make it out of the gate and then turn. But I’m still not sure.

9. “Did you find it okay.” “No. But I left early enough so that I could get lost and still be on time,” I say.

10. Not ready for that. Am I ready for anything?