One Hour, Eight Minutes

Her blaring phone alarm jolted her from her sleep. As she turned it off she noted the time: 8:30 am. “Shit!”, she exclaimed as she threw the covers off her bed and stumbled into some clothes. The kids were arriving at the swimming pool at 9:00am for her first class of the day. She was technically supposed to be there by 8:45 but she’d fly under the radar as long as she showed up in time to greet…