NITRO NITRA

Frequency Bliss

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! (ALARM SOUNDS) Banita's eyes opened wide and all she could feel were the sweaty sheets that stuck to her body as she raised herself out of bed. Night sweats again, she thought as she reached over to shut off her 4:00AM alarm, for some strange reason only seemed to wake her up at 4:44AM lately. She dreaded the day ahead of her. She had to report for work at the diner by 6:00AM followed by a hospital visit for her mother in need of an essential' kidney replacement. Mom was on the waiting list for the past year! Her frequent, sickly episodes caused the hospital to insist on inpatient care for monitoring. She would end her days at her 2nd job as an Uber driver. She figured if she acquired a 2nd job she would be able to save enough money to help her mom pay for the surgery and handle all the bills. So much pressure, she thought, but she was determined to gift her mom with the opportunity to live. So she mustered up the strength to face another day and start the hustle!