The microwave clock said 204

by Sorilor · 05/03/2026
Published 05/03/2026 12:04

The microwave clock said 2:04.

I pressed the knob in with my palm.

Off. It held. I went back to bed.

Couldn't get calm.


Lay there trying to figure out

if I'd done it or just seen myself

do it. 2:19. Got up.

Pressed it. The shelf


above the stove had nothing on it.

Still off. I went back. Lay still.

I didn't get up a third time.

The floor was cold. That chill


both times — that part I'm sure of.

#domestic life #insomnia #sleep disturbance #time perception

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