I washed the sheets today. I asked my husband if he would bring them up from the dryer. We could have taken out the other set, but who wants to struggle with folding the clean sheets anyway? With an armful of pristine white cotton, he asked. “Shall we put...
TUESDAY Maggie smiled, turning off the 7:00 a.m. alarm that had drawn her from her slumber. Sunlight streamed in through her window. Birds could be heard chirping outside. Jack was coming over in a little under an hour. Throwing off her covers and hopping...
Monday At exactly 8:00 a.m., a thunderous knocking at the front door of the large suburban home jolted Maggie awake. Groaning in frustration, she tossed off her covers and sat up in bed. Still groggy and a little confused, she checked the time before stum...
Ma’am was waiting for a phone call when she called Pet to her office. “I need to keep myself occupied while I wait for this callback, come sit next to me.” Pet felt confused but did what she was told. She smoothed her skirt under her and sat next to Ma’am...
My neighbour was looking for a cleaner over the summer while she worked away and, being young, around eighteen, I jumped at the opportunity to help. I needed a job to help fund me through college and this seemed like a convenient option, being that I live...
On a sunny Friday in May, Jill walked into her house after a long work week. She put her things down and sat down with the mail, looking forward to a relaxing weekend. When she got to the letter from Stephanie’s school she paused before opening it. It was...
Jessica made her way to lunch with her friends on a crisp autumn day. It was a Friday so she was looking forward to the three day weekend. As she was walking down the hallway, she felt her phone vibrate so she took it out of her pocket and looked at the s...
The Knight walked in from work, went to put His things away for the day, looks around shaking His head. “Take the dog for a walk,” He says to Abby. Walking in to the bed room, sound asleep is His sleeping princess all curled up in a ball. He can only assu...
