Two-Fifteen

Daniel comes home late. The quarry road was closed, and the car radio played nothing but static the whole way back. His wife, Sarah, is at the sink. Their baby, Lily, is asleep upstairs. Sarah's parents are coming over for dinner. She mentions two small things. Lily kept staring at the window all afternoon. And the kitchen clock stopped at 2:15 again. Upstairs, Lily's window is wide open. The doorbell rings. Sarah's parents are at the door, right on time. The road they came in on was closed.