Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Eshe jerks awake at the sound of her alarm. Feeling around for the device, she sees it is 5 am and there is a text from Damien.
"I missed this last night…" Biting back a smile, the message asks if she has plans today.
“Sigh, just work. I'm not feeling going in anyways..." Participating in a solo debate, she eventually texts back saying she called off work. Shrugging her shoulders before committing, she sends an email to her boss calling off. Sliding her phone under the pillow beside her, she falls back asleep.
Eshe yawns and stretches in bed before rolling her tongue inside her dry mouth. Glancing at the window, daylight shines between the threaded holes of her plastic blinds.
~ Maybe I shouldn't have called off… What time is it? ~
Searching for her phone, she
