7:17- She turns the heat down to medium low and scrapes the eggs into the center of the skillet.
7:32- The family eats.
7:43- She kisses her husband goodbye.
7:54- She buttons her son’s parka and straightens her daughter’s skirt.
8:05- They walk down the two blocks to the bus stop. She is cold.
8:07- The bus arrives and she kisses each of her children softly on the cheek.
9:15- She adds a half cup of laundry detergent to the machine and twists the dial.
9:18- Pouring a can of cream of mushroom soup in, she stirs the tuna casserole.
9:59- She separates another load of whites from the crumpled clothes in the hamper.
1:01- After preheating the oven to 450˚, she slips the final casserole in.
1:14- She washes all the remaining dishes.
1:17- The dryer goes off and she puts in the final load.
2:32- She enters her pin number at the ATM on the corner of Hillcrest and Milton.
2:43- She lets the dog out.
2:44- She puts the last casserole into the freezer.
2:47- She looks through the family photo album and pulls out a picture.
2:48- She slides the photograph of the family at the park into her coat pocket. They’re all smiling.
2:50- Twisting open a tube of lipstick, she puckers her lips.
2:52- She grabs the suitcase from the cupboard under the stairs.
2:57- She lets the dog back in.
3:15- She slides her suitcase into the luggage rack above her seat.
3:20- The bus leaves.
3:37- The children get home.
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