A/N: A very short one for today as I've been busy catching up on work from last week. I never understood the appeal of coffee, it's too bitter for my liking personally.
Flash Fiction February 2025 Day 9 Prompt: Habit
Waking up early was never a habit I formed during the years when what would become my sleep schedule was forming. It’s something I currently find myself regretting. Sarah and my sister stand over me as I’ve yet to get out of bed and am still half asleep. It’s too early, especially for a weekend. I am of the firmly held belief that weekends are sacred and should be spent relaxing doing nothing important whatsoever to recover after a long week to prepare for the one to come.With a yawn and a groan I sit up and stretch, swinging my legs over the side of the bed so I can stand up. “Happy now?” I ask with no masking of the fact that I am still quite unhappy about being awake at such an hour. I'm answered with two silent nods before they exit the room allowing me to begin to get dressed. One habit I did develop over time at least is a very well organized wardrobe where everything has its place and nothing is thrown about haphazardly. Knowing exactly where to find each item of clothing makes getting dressed while not fully awake much easier than it would be otherwise, same with getting dressed in the dark when that’s necessary for one reason or another. Now dressed and more or less ready for the day I sleepily make my way downstairs thankfully awake enough to not trip and fall down the stairs, something that has happened before and likely will again if I’m not careful. I’m greeted more warmly this time around and offered a cup of fresh coffee that is greatly appreciated. This should help to wake me up, even if it is more milk than coffee there is still caffeine in it. That makes me wonder how people develop the habit of drinking insane amounts of coffee in order to stay awake and eventually become addicted to the caffeine to the point that making the choice to cut down on coffee gives them withdrawal-like symptoms. In some cases the amount of caffeine can result in arrhythmias and heart problems yet people continue to consume it because by then it’s become not only a habit but an addiction requiring tapered weaning. They do say the heart breaks before the habit, I guess in the cases of coffee addicts that’s meant quite literally. Taking a sip of my drink I push that thought away for another time, I only drink the stuff two or three times a year, I’m more partial to tea myself…and sleeping in.
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