morning coffee // What I Saw at the Top

It was a snug fit, but I managed to pull myself up from the bottom of the lunch box. The office was pitch dark. The lights had been flicked; the doors were shut. Everyone had gone home. I sat at my desk and booted my computer; then I signed in and logged onto the server to punch my digital time stamp. I checked the time: September 11, 2017;  12:01AM.

I had been clocked in for almost two weeks.

I had “worked” through an entire pay cycle. No one had signed me out; no one had messaged me. I checked my email. Nothing–not even a promo. I checked my ticket queue. No new projects.

I wasn’t hungry anymore. I felt content. But I was missing something–

Then my arm reached out and hooked up my coffee cup. It was full, hot, and it smelled like pine in a firepit. I closed my eyes, leaned my head back, and sipped it.

It’s good to be back, I thought. It’s been far too long since I’ve had my morning coffee.

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Like what you read? There’s more. In fact, this is the final episode in a four-part arc.

Catch up!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

“Morning coffee” is a serial fiction series, served fresh daily. So far, we’ve covered rubberneckers, co-workers, cubicle stains, office plants, desk trophies, conspiracies, secret organizations, pocket dimensions, black holes, and impending, inevitable doom. And that’s just the beginning.

Where should we go next? Let me know in the comment section below.

Stay weird,

-Jake