A quiet evening with a good book, reflecting on job search

I finish my last report for today.

My eyes feel tired from the screen.

I pick up the book from my bedside.

It is a novel about starting over.

The cover is soft and worn.

I open it to the first page.

The story makes me forget my worries.

I feel like I am somewhere else.

Tomorrow I will send more applications.

But tonight I am just a reader.

The lamp glows warm on my hand.

I turn the page slowly.