The 100 Word Challenge this week is “The alarm went off at 6:00 a.m. as usual”
The Wake Up Call
I didn’t start to worry until well after midnight. No calls – “I didn’t want to wake you”- would be the excuse. Tomorrow the kids would start school and everything would be back to normal. Surely many couples have a hard time through the summer – far too much time spent together.
Later, tired of pacing, of looking out the window with every car light that passed, I fell asleep.
The alarm went off at 6:00 a.m. as usual. I felt the empty side of the bed and realized that, for me, the alarm should have gone off long ago.
Slightly More Than Necessary 