She left her grumpy boyfriend sleeping, as usual.
Her job at the fruit cannery was pretty boring, although the people were nice. It didn’t pay well and she was never able to make extra money through the company’s productivity bonus scheme. On her meagre wages she was barely able to feed them both. She couldn’t remember the last time she bought a new piece of clothing. She avoided paying bus fares by walking the two miles to work and back each day. She’d lost touch with her parents for some time now and she had no real friends to speak of. For several months now she hadn’t been sleeping well. She felt she was coping with life, rather than living it.
When she got back, the place was empty. She found his note by the kettle. It read, ‘Sorry, babe. Found better digs. No hard feelings.’
In that moment a euphoric feeling swept over her as she realised that her whole world had just got one hell of a lot better!