The barely filtered sunlight passed through the bedroom window of my simple apartment.
" Why is it so bright ? " I murmured followed immediately by a yawn as I opened my eyes only to shut them immediately because of the brightness of the room. I opened my eyelids slowly and eased my sight to the familiar setting of a bedroom ; my bedroom.
The shabby, mismatched furnishings of the room reminded me of the need to remain grateful I had a roof over my head. Glancing at the table clock on my bedside table which read 10:17, I realized I had overslept. Today was typically the only day I had off the entire week so I didn't exactly set my alarm last night.
Actually, now that I think about it, I actually wanted to oversleep mostly because I was completely exhausted when I went to bed last night.
I remember coming home by 9:53 pm last night. The bus was 45 minutes late and it usually takes an hour and ten minutes from the Wilson's to my apartment. Not to talk about the heavy traffic of New York, plus I had to make a stop at the supermarket to get some supplies.
In times like that, I really envy the Wilsons. They live at the outskirts of the city and don't have to experience the hectic and annoying traffic of New York city.
Throwing off the covers, I finally get down my bed putting on my cute puppy themed flip flops . I've always loved animal themed flip flops for as long as I can remember. I pad to the only bathroom in the apartment to commence my morning routines.
My apartment has a sitting room with an adjoining kitchen, a bedroom, a second room (I use as a store), a bathroom and a toilet. It's a nice place considering the living conditions in New York and the overpopulation.
After completing my morning rituals, I head back to my room, open my simple closet and put on a simple, sleeveless crop top and some shorts. The climate in New York was rather humid and it was always hot plus my air conditioner broke down last week and I haven't had the time to fix it. Satisfied with my outfit I walk to the store, take out my cleaning apron and tools and I get to work. It takes me more or less two hours to get the entire apartment clean. After I'm done I put everything away in the store and take a glance at the time.
12:42
No wonder I'm hungry.
I walk to the kitchen and look through the cupboards and fridge. I grab some bread, tomatoes, lettuce, olive oil, chicken slices and I decide to make chicken sandwiches, which I do quickly. I'm hungry.
Taking a stool and sitting on the counter, I eat my sandwiches slowly, savouring the taste. I'm pretty much done eating within 15 minutes so I wash the dishes and clean the counter top. Done with cleaning up, I take a bottle of orange juice from the fridge and drink it up in two minutes. I throw the empty bottle into the recycling bin and do a little stretch.
It's 1: 45 on the clock right now, so, I figure it won't hurt anyone if I took a nap on the couch and I do just that.
I'm awakened by the sound of the doorbell.
I really wasn't expecting anyone so I slowly trod to see who it was.
I opened the door to find Mrs Ben ( my nosey neighbor ) asking me to lend her my vacuum cleaner. I get the vacuum cleaner from the store and hand it over to her. She leaves with a promise to return it by six. I glance at the wall clock in the sitting room to discover it's 3:07. With a little yawn I walk to the store to take care of some laundry.
I hate doing laundry but I'm done at about 4:18 pm.
Okay, the apartment's clean, laundry's done, got the groceries last night and had launch.
That's everything on my to do list. So with nothing else to do, I look around for my phone which I find on the bedside table in my room.
I turn it on only to find a message from Mrs Wilson asking me if I could come in tomorrow by 8 am. My Monday shift usually starts by 11 am so I'm wondering why she wants me earlier. I don't mind though as long as I'm payed extra. Turning off my phone, I plug it to charge then I decide to read some novels I just bought. I lay on my bed and pick up Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and starting reading. The doorbell gets my attention so I answer only to find Mrs Ben returning my vaccuim. I return the vaccuim to the store and check the sitting room wall clock.
6:09.
I walk to the kitchen, microwave two slices of leftover pizza and grab a bottle of strawberry milk from the fridge.
I take them to the sitting room and have my dinner. After I'm done, I clean up after myself and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. While brushing, my thoughts run to the Wilson's son. I really hope he's nice and he doesn't make my job difficult because I really love my job and the Wilson's family. After brushing, I walk back to my bedroom and change into my pyjamas. I pick up my phone and set an alarm for 5 :30 am . I put my hair In a bun simply go back to my book and inviting bed. The last thing I remember is seeing the words "we take to the breeze,we go as we please" of E.B. White's book.