Waking up the next morning—or should I say the next hour—was a lot easier than I expected it to be. I guess going to sleep with a smile on my face was the reason.
I was dressed after a few minutes and out the door immediately after. Excelle was not down yet, and frankly, I didn’t see the need to wake her up. We could talk some other time. We lived in the same house anyway.
I strolled over to Jean’s car, making sure to take my time. We had close to thirty minutes before work started, and it would only take fifteen to make it to the office. I had all the time in the world if you asked me.
When I finally made it to the car, I slipped in wearing a tiny smile.
“Good morning, friend. How do you do?” I greeted.
He shook his head slightly as he turned to me.
“On a normal day I would have ask
