45. Day Off
350 Words
Satsuki sat in her small kitchen and lazily stirred her hot tea. Dejectedly, she watched the faint trail of steam whirling on the surface of the red-brown liquid. It was her day off and she was bored out of her mind. On the set everything was always so hectic, that now when she had a full day all for herself she didn't quite know what to do with all that spare time. She had tried watching TV, but there was nothing on she wanted to watch, even though she had flipped through all the damn channels. She had tried to pick up one of her favourite books but she could not get into it, her eyes kept skimming the same lines without taking any of it in. She had briefly considered calling her friends to ask if they wanted to hang out, before she realized that it wasn't even noon yet. Her friends would all be at work or in class.
Sighing, she leaned back in her chair and pulled the spoon out of her drink. She sipped the tea while her eyes skimmed the kitchen counters. There had to be something for her to do! There were no dishes. She had done the laundry just a few days back. She was not an organized person, but neither was her apartment in a sore need of cleaning.
Nope. Nothing so far. Nothing would catch her eye and scream for its need to be fixed.
Satsuki sighed again and wracked her brain. There had to be something, something…
She almost cried out when she at last found it.
Her friend Yuka's birthday was coming up in a few weeks. She could go and try to get her a present! Feeling suddenly very pleased with herself, Satsuki finished her tea.
She grabbed her keys and her purse and then quickly located her cell phone. She looked at the mirror that hung on the wall by her door and gave herself a quick once over.
Yup, she looked presentable enough.
Humming happily to herself, she slammed the door shut, leaving her boredom behind.