Love

 Norman Holmes was home for Valentine's Day again this year. Dedicated to the job, he had no time for feminine wiles. Norman loved cats though. Chewing the chewy chocolate in his mouth, Norman made the truly rare decision to take some time off work. Norman sighed and felt the sleep well up in him. What could be, would be. And what has been, shall be. Norman regretted taking time off already. At least at the job he could pretend to be busy. Now all he had was his lonesome self locked away in a shack called a home with no one to care.

Norman quickly put on a coat and walked outside. He wandered around the grass, looking at the American landscaping and flowers and trees and bushes. Briskly he strolled, as it was chilly outside. He came afor an old apple tree, bare in the winter. Emotions welled up. Eventually, he lay down on the grass in front of the apple tree and looked up at the pure blue sky.