I hurry getting ready. I keep pausing to check my phone. No word from the boss absolving me. My head hangs. I was sure I’d get a reprieve and the day would be mine. I imagined my hours spent in leisure. A nap in the sun wile others toiled. I look once more before I leave. 

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