Book 6 of 16

Leaving early

Out before the end of the day. Reasons that hold up on the way past somebody's desk.

853 verses across 29 chapters

1. 1 I'm waiting on somebody who said sometime this morning Plausible
2. 2 The engineer is coming and the window is all day Plausible
3. 3 I can do everything from here except be there Unverifiable
4. 4 I'll be more use at a desk than on a train for two hours Plausible
5. 5 My shower has two temperatures and neither is one I asked for Unverifiable
6. 6 Something in the loft moved from one end to the other over the course of a week Please take the day
7. 7 Somebody pulled a handle they shouldn't have and the day is now about that Not reassuring
8. 8 I've got the kind of headache that a lit office would make worse Unverifiable
9. 9 The building here has the water off and I'd rather be near it Unverifiable
10. 10 My television turned itself on at four this morning Not reassuring
11. 11 I'm dialling in from somewhere I can't have the camera on Unverifiable
12. 12 The floor in the hallway has started to give slightly Not reassuring
13. 13 I'm waiting on a call I can't take in an open office Unverifiable
14. 14 The mailbox has been taped shut from the outside Not reassuring
15. 15 I'm better on this particular thing without the room around me Unverifiable
16. 16 I've got somebody in the house doing work and I can't leave them Unverifiable
17. 17 I'd be more use at a desk than on a train for two hours Plausible
18. 18 The kitchen light has started flickering in a pattern Concerning