Passion - 2

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She worked on the project report late into the night. Only after finalizing it and sending it back to her son did she feel relieved. Then she slept peacefully, stretching out comfortably.The remaining sliver of the night passed in the blink of an eye. At 5 AM, the alarm rang loudly and harshly."What a nuisance!" she muttered, pulling her hand out from under the blanket to silence the alarm, as if she were shooing away a stray dog that had wandered into the house.She had forgotten that her husband had to leave at 7 AM instead of the usual 8