CLOCK (5-minute Freewrite)

a 5-minute Freewrite by A.E. Jackson

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Outside, rain falls and thunder rolls in the distance. There is a gorge of rain at this minute. The hurricane far out to sea is already sending her spiraling arms inland to soak us all. The cell phone vibrates a warning of flooding.

Down the hall someone clicks their mouse and sends a batch job to the printer. Another couple of workers laugh aloud. The sound carries up into the vaulted ceiling and wafts down the upstairs hallway.

My fingers fly over the keys. A second coffee swims in my stomach, intermingled with the afternoon's salad, pad Thai, and bottle of water. Cars and trucks roar by on the highway flowing with rain runoff. Are they oblivious to the dangers of hydroplaning?

The screen at my window fills with rain drops. Another roll of thunder passes and fades. They are coming more rapidly now. The office lights flicker. The wind picks up. The screen shakes and thousands of droplets are released to continue their journey.

Talking. Laughter. Padding from office space to printer room, and back again. The quiet days made somber by the dark clouds and gloom of an approaching storm. These are the best days. In my opinion.

T H E E N D

© 2018, A.E. Jackson. All rights reserved

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