Alone

This is my schedule.

I get up at or around 1 in the afternoon. I shower and get dressed, then I usually either go over to my mother's and help around her house, or I stay home and watch television. Sometimes I go out into town and run errands. Most of the time I'm home watching Scrubs reruns.

Every day, I leave at 4:30 and I'm at the cemetery by 5:10. I unlock the guardhouse, sift through my supplies, and prepare to keep watch over the graveyard. Usually, I bring a quick dinner with me.

And then my shift begins. I'm alone, and by alone I mean completely, utterly alone, from 6:00 at night to 6:00 in the morning. It's my sanctuary.