She waited. It was all she could do, under the circumstances. She slept and slept, cursing her stupid life and everything that led to this moment.

“An apple a day,” her mother taught. She wished she could roll her eyes.

Instead, she laid waiting for Prince Charming, that tardy boy.

Jarrod Withers graduated a while back with a Masters in English from Eastern Kentucky University. He grew up an only child in rural Kentucky, so his best friend was his imagination. His best friend often got him in trouble.