Not OK!

It had been 5 days since Jamie got to Oklohoma, and she hadn't had one night of good sleep! Uncle and Aunt slept next door to her room, and Aunt snored a helluva lot. Jamie knew that, she had experienced the same problem the last time she had stayed with the couple. She had resorted to sleeping in the living room then, but she wasn't going to do that this time. The couch was very uncomfortable and she had woken up every morning in the summer with a bad back. So, this time, she had decided to sleep in the guest room.. with ear-plugs!

Unfortunately for Jamie, they weren't doing the job, and she woke up on an average of 3 times every night. So, she found it really hard to wake up in the mornings, and hadn't gotten out of bed before 1p.m. all week.

"What is wrong with you, Jamie?" asked Aunt, almost concerned as Jamie got out of the shower. It was 2:30 p.m. "Nothing!" Jamie exclaimed. "You forget I'm still functioning on Pacific Time. I woke up at 1p.m. today which means I actually woke up at 11a.m. and that's only 'cause I didn't really get proper sleep last night. So, add an extra hour because of that. Had i gotten enough sleep in the night, I'd have woken up at 10a.m which is noon here, and that's perfectly normal. I woke up around 10a.m. every morning in California. I can afford to sleep in, Aunt, I don't have nothing to do."

That long explanation annoyed Jamie, she didn't feel like she had to explain herself to anyone. "I bet lunch is yucky" she thought, "must be some kind of beans!" She decided to get herself a bowl of cereal instead. "So u mean you're jet lagged??" Aunt mocked. "I thought that was reserved for travellers from Europe or Far East Asia. Never heard of anyone being jet lagged from travelling from one part of the country to another... really now Jamie, I may not be all that bright, but I ain't darned stoopid!". "What you need is a job, missy" Aunt added and started doing the dishes. She had had her lunch.

"What you need is a map of the United States!" Jamie mumbled softly.


Later that evening:

Uncle was in the kitchen making himself a cup of tea. He had just got back from work, and seemed like he was in no mood to talk to anyone. Aunt was sitting at the kitchen table reading O magazine. Jamie was standing around, not knowing what to do or say, and wishing she could be back in her room, at the computer. But she figured she couldn't do that just yet.

"So are you single now?" Aunt suddenly asked. She was still reading her magazine. "Tell me you're not with that guy anymore" she said. "Umm, well... umm, he's really busy now-a-days" Jamie said, "I hardly ever get to talk to him much". "So, you're pretty much done then, i presume? Well, that's good." said Aunt, "I've never liked MBAs. Best to keep them at a distance, i say".

Jamie didn't say anything. She was used to listening to Aunt's absolutely ridiculous comments that were devoid of any kind of logic or sense. She had learnt to ignore. "So guess he won't be calling here for you then?" Uncle asked.

"Nopes, guess he won't", Jamie said and left the kitchen. She had had enough.