She sat there, eyes closed and facing the sun, feeling the rays caress her skin. She inhaled deeply, a smile playing on her lips, then exhaled with a contented sigh. A to-do list of things she had planned to do upon her arrival home from work, had melted away with the ice in her strawberry and kiwi cider. Her responsibilities postponed until tomorrow. Days like this rarely happened so she was going to make the most of it. Her cares, and stresses of the day, had left her body with each drop of sweat the heat caused.
She sat up, opened her eyes and waited for them to adjust. The book being held in her hands was placed on the table next to her and the ice cold drink picked up. The refreshing benefits of the cider was immediate. Sitting there for a minute, holding the glass and considering whether to give up a few moments in the sun in order to retrieve a new book from inside the house to replace the one she had just finished. Or she could just stay here and not break whatever spell the sun had cast on her.
That's when she heard the door. He was home early. Her beautiful time of blissful, summer solitude was over.
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