Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Forty

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  1. 4:00am.

  2. I remember that I need to be there extra early for a call before the call.

  3. They’re not even here.

  4. I open the window; he thinks I just have the setting wrong. I let him “fix” it. He returns with his infrared thermometer and points it at the vent. He makes a face.

  5. I can’t leave.

  6. I run downstairs and ask her to bring me back a lunch, too. I start eating potato chips during the call because I can’t hold out any longer.

  7. Farmstead for drinks at 4pm? Yes, please.

  8. I remind myself that I have Friday off.

  9. She asks me where I’ve been. I’ve been quieter than usual. The thing is that there is so much

  10. Where has all the time gone?

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