Matariki

 You know that someone is using second person when they put you in the narrative. When someone says he or they it becomes third person. But you didn't notice what this blogger posted yesterday was really third person. You had maybe forgotten tense. It had been a long time ago when you had been at school. You didn't see a need for a refresher since then. You didn't ask Google to explain the differences.

You sip your coffee. The time is 5:16 am. You think about the pending trip to Feilding. Your mind flashes to the Manawatu River. You see it swollen with brown fast flowing water. You think of the Ruamahunga River in the Wairarapa. You invisage signs warning of road closure. You know that route is unsafe. You decide not to come back that way.

You haven't seen your friend, the one you have particular feelings of affection for, which most people call love, for over a month. You are happy to have the chance to spend time with her. You are expecting her to spend a couple of days with you in Lower Hutt where you live. 

You look at the clock again. It is nearly 5.30 am. You have one and a half hours before the deadline determining when you must leave to reach Feilding by 9 am. It is better to leave earlier than that. Sometimes it is beneficial to stop for ten minutes half way.

You decide to make some breakfast. You remember that there is no bread. You decide to improvise. Bread is just fattening carbohydrate. 

You push the button that turns the lap top off.... the screen close blank.