Life

Looking up into the pale blue sky, she thought she saw her saviour. Her guiding light, something she had been wishing and searching for years to find. But like all the other times it was a haze in the distance, a figment of imagination. She sighed as she looked forward, bringing her eyes down to the earth she wanted to escape. She finished eating her apple and looked at her watch. The hands never seemed to move as quickly as they do when they are out of the office. Time had a new found speed out here away from the confines of work. She knew today like all other days would see her at home before she knew it, the weekend fast approaching and even faster would it be Monday morning yet again. She tried not to get drawn into wishing for time to stand still, a fantasy that she used to have as a child. Why would she want time to stop since she really didn't have anything to stop it for? She had no family, no children, no husband and a cat that didn't really appreciate her presence. But she wasn't miserable.…