The Egg and Cheese Bagel
Egg and Cheese Bagel He awoke with a start. Fumbling with the alarm clock he could not get it to shut up, only to realize it was the damn cell phone ringing. Just as he reached for it, the ringing stopped. Shit! Now he was awake and ticked off. He looked at the number, nothing he recognized, no voicemail, Damn sales call. He started to set the phone down when he heard a small chirp, the notification alert. He glanced at the phone. She had posted something on Facebook again. He had retired after 30 years of hospital work as a therapist. Going from one patient’s room to another, to another… It all stopped with retirement. Not to mention the partial lock downs and social distancing due to widespread health concerns. It was all very …