Cat Nap

She felt like she had just closed her eyes for a moment when her alarm went off. She looked at the ceiling through her smudged glasses, now feeling the open book on her lap. She stretched, and mentally prepared herself to open the library with the small amount of sleep she had.

The brisk winter air gave Mary a second wind as she walked the twenty feet to the library door, but it didn't last long. Soon after having settled into the chair at her desk, Mary's head was resting on her arms on the table, and she dozed off.