No prying rights

Why has she not woken up today? The alarm rang half an hour ago…

His granddaughter asks him to open a box, and he indulges. The slap from a toy trapped inside shakes him up, but he smiles and moves away.

The beaver slap comes in the form of a message from his wife,

“Just because women in previous generations have given in to injustice doesn’t mean that I will. I cannot be a slave with clockwork efficiency. I need a life too.”

What does she want to do?

The question remains in limbo. Nobody is given prying rights.


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