“And that’s all the time we have for tonight. Join us tomorrow at ten for WXKY’s ten o’clock news” the voice coming from the TV droned. It was just loud enough to register in Jen’s tired and frustrated ears.
Jen struggled to open her eyes as her ears picked up the late news signing off. Her mouth felt really dry so she reached over to the coffee table for her cup, but when she picked it up, it felt empty. A quick little shake of the wrist confirmed it was. She sat up on the couch slowly, flexing her shoulders and feeling the satisfying crack of her back. Running her fingers through her shoulder length hair, red at the moment, but shifting to her natural brown, she wondered if there was any tea left in the refrigerator.
She shuffled her way across the small living room to the small kitchen. The kitchen’s cracked linoleum floor felt clammy and sticky on her bare feet. She found a bit luck in the fridge, there was enough tea left for a small glass. She reminded herself to remind herself to make more in the morning.