Never late

Late afternoon. The girl’s watch has stopped.

She used to replace the battery every two years since she got it as a gift for graduation. And so she did 6 months ago.

And yet, she’s now looking at an absolutely motionless red dial of her watch.

She will be late. She’s already late and there are 3 more stops to go. A trolleybus doesn’t seem to hurry at all.

She checks the time twice after every next stop, first on her watch — getting distressed, then on the phone.

Resignedly lowered hand. Symmetric 10:10 stuck on the red dial.

Like a typical watch ad. A cruel joke for the one who’s certainly late.

Real People
30 July 2020