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We Can’t Have a Lie-In Tomorrow

July 15, 2025 Leave a Comment

By PL Ormosi

“Time to sleep, honey,” she said and tucked the little boy in his bed. “We can’t have a lie-in tomorrow, it’s the last day on Earth.”

“What are we going to do?” the boy asked.

“Something extraordinary. To make our remaining time memorable,” she replied and kissed his forehead.

Downstairs, she poured herself a large glass of wine and sat down on the sofa. She started scrolling a sequence of short videos on her phone.

She fell asleep two hours later. The phone slipped out of her hand and hit the floor silently. A short reel was looping on infinitely.

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