Sabbatical by Katrina Jackson

Author:Katrina Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Katrina Jackson

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Toni hated mornings. If left to her own devices, she would lounge in bed for as long as possible with a good book, reading and napping and petting Paw until almost noon. Sometimes she made time for a good, lazy day with a carafe of coffee, a full water bottle, some snacks, and a bag of Paw Robeson’s treats, and they would lounge in bed for the better part of the day, maybe even all day. But over the past two years, those days had become more and more rare.

She was more often than not up soon after the sun. It seemed as if every year, she had to wake up earlier and earlier just to have enough time to get through the basics; a gentle workout, a breakfast she didn’t have to eat on the go, quality time with her cat, and a leisurely commute. Once upon a time, she could wake up at eight in the morning, but for the past year, she’d been crawling out of bed at five, sometimes earlier. And maybe that would have been okay if she didn’t also have to stay up later to grade, for course prep, or to answer the student emails that always seemed to come in close to midnight. Toni had been burning the candle at both ends for far too long and, if nothing else, she hoped — no, needed — to get herself on a sleep schedule that didn’t feel like a punishment. If that was all that came out of her sabbatical, it might be worth it.

But this morning, Toni woke up with the sun again. Although, this morning, there was a text message from Mike waiting for her.

Good morning. I hope you have a great day.

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