Ten.One Thousand, Six Hundred & Seventy-Seven

1. I wake in a panic.

2. Floorboard heater blowing against my toes and ankles.

3. I remember that I used the last coffee filter yesterday. I find two thin napkins, layer them, and fold them into the basket. This should work.

4. But shouldn’t I not drink the coffee?

5. Try to slow it down.

6. I meet her outside of the garden. We walk to the office and get a cup of tea, find a spot in the sunshine outside to sit and talk. I get her. She gets me. I wish we had more time.

7. My brain feels like it’s melting.

8. Where do we go from here?

9. I head straight to the shower because it’s been that kind of day.

10. It goes well.