Ten.One Thousand, Eight Hundred & Sixty-One

1. Beating the alarm.

2. Forcing down breakfast. Wishing for the return of a proper appetite.

3. “It’s darkest before the sunrise…”

4. This is the last thing I want to be doing.

5. Maybe it is because I already know she is someone I can trust.

6. She asks me what I need. But that is the problem. I can’t find enough space to even think about what I need. Besides a break. I just need a break.

7. “Are you using your gifts?”

8. It is clear that this is her talent. She is going to set records here.

9. I tell her I feel like I’m just phoning it in.

10. Start over tomorrow.