Instantly awake, she mumbles. "Oh dear, it serves me right. I should have taken a break sooner.”
Immediately Cornelius brings her his leash, drops it at her feet and barks. And she knows her Labrador Retriever must have been eavesdropping.
“Ok, boy. I agree. Time for us to go for our evening walk. The flash fiction can wait another week.”
Once again her beloved Cornelius knows what is best for his master.