10 - Peanut Butter Sandwich

making a peanut butter sandwich isn't hard it isn't supposed to be hard but their hands were motionless the refrigerator hummed the mail truck left there was no mail no mail slot for jt to be dropped into the mail box was down the stairs living in a matrix of key holes and there would be no mail for obsidian if they checked

they needed... they don't know what they need but what seems like a right answer is a sandwich and Kyle has all the lunch meat and cheese because she made sandwiches for her whole team before she left maybe someone knows when shell be back what hour of sunrise she disappears at what minute after eight she gets back at obsidian certainly doesn't because obsidian starts work at eight in the evening so they're only home when shes leaving it is seven seventeen and there are two slices of whole wheat bread in a plastic box with no peanut butter on them and jam is a sweet forgotten memory

the mortar in the brick wall framed by the kitchen window is somehow so captivating it steals minutes from the clock until at seven thirty obsidians alarm clock rings by turning on the radio like a bad impression of the opening scene of groundhog day the music gives them just enough momentum to find the peanut butter jar price tag-less because it came from the food bank almost empty and in need of stirring they take a knife they got from the thrift store on discount day and put peanut butter in one slice of bread they think about the texture of a glob of peanut butter in your mouth the way it bubblegums to the roof of your mouth and it generally a nuisance it is enough to warrant digging through the mostly empty fridge for jam

they will be able to consume the now edible sandwich but they make another too just incase because its going to be a long night most nights are anyways they put the sandwiches inside plastic boxes they put plastic boxes into a tote bag for their favorite record store though they've never bought a single vinyl only cds they pick a random cd and when they fling their tote bag in their car they fish it out and put it in the player they realize it is exactly the wrong mood so they jab the radio button until it plays and suffer thought corporate pop hits and ads for new cars

when they get their fifteen minute long break midway through sorting cables they bite their sandwich and whatever organic honeyed marmalade ish jam Kyle bought at the farmers marker is actually really good