shelter, heating, comfort

1:07am, wednesday 09 march /

i am sitting in the dark on the stairs in my house. / my light is the flashlight of my phone. / ears on maximum sensitivity, in one direction i hear my mother snoring and in another i can hear the neighbor's tv blaring. / their accents tell me they're speaking english on the tv, but i can't tell what's going on. /

i like being here. / it's peaceful, feels timeless and secluded. / the noise feels comforting, a reminder that i am in shelter and doing things at my own leisure. / though it is dark here, it's far from agoraphobic for me. / the fact it could be seen that way, though, makes me enjoy sitting here. / it's like an abandoned building in a way, in the summer night where it's not so cold. /

reading the kite runner right now. / not because i want to, because i have to for my literature work. / i have a chapter quota and as soon as i reach that i am going to bed. /