The little things

I walked down the stairs cautiously while holding a mug of coffee. My phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hi. Would you like to invest in li-"

I cut the call and put the mug on the table. Today was particularly tiring and it wasn't even noon yet. I sat down and sipped the coffee slowly while scrolling through Instagram. I had an interview tomorrow and I barely prepared. Ugh. I was going to get kicked right outta there.

It was unusually sunny today. I got up to draw the curtains down. I had a plain bowl of salad for lunch. No particular reason other than that I was too sluggish to make something that required more effort. I walked up to my room, my laptop in my hands, and resumed working on my essay that was due today, but I got extended after half an hour of pleading and apologising. I stayed in there for about an hour or two till I could no longer concentrate and walked out to have a break. My friend came over for about half an hour until her shift began again. I watched her leave as I switched on the television. I didn't even switch the channel but just watched what was on half-heartedly while I thought about how the interview tomorrow would go. It was dark already. I had ordered pizza about half an hour ago and it still hadn't been delivered. Ten minutes later I opened the door to take the box and shut it with my leg. After eating half of it I was too stuffed to move. I bolted the doors shut and walked over to the backyard opening. I impulsively walked out, into the backyard. I strolled for a few minutes and thought about nothing in particular, for the first time. I looked up at the sky. The stars were all clustered and it was beautiful. They looked so far away, yet so close, so dreamy. They signified endless possibilities, hopes, and dreams. I stayed there watching them twinkle for hours... How hadn't I done that before? I could hear my phone ring. I didn't move. I let it ring.

(Image cred: youreadmymind)