at the Office

The next day, Arthur left for work earlier than usual, eager for an opportunity to use what he'd now christened "The Stopwatch", even though he knew it didn't actually stop time, rather sped it up or slowed it down for him; as he drove, he paid more attention to his surroundings, particularly the people and what they were doing and coming up with devious little ideas on what he could do to them whilst they were gripped in the stillness.

Outside the Primary School, he imagined stopping time and feeling up some of the more attractive Mothers and Teachers, whilst at a set of traffic lights, he observed a man in a cafe eating a cooked breakfast and imagined him lifting a chunk of sausage to his mouth and suddenly freezing and outside the Park, he spotted a couple of teenage boys having a smoke whilst skiving off. He imagined one of the boys blowing a big plume of smoke out his mouth and suddenly freezing in place.

"Their time will come.." he chuckled, as he took in the pun he'd made. Eventually, he pulled into the private car park of the Revenue Office and clocked in. He put his case down in his cubicle and hung up his coat before surveying the office; over by the printer, the new Receptionist, Monica, was busy stacking papers, by the water cooler, a couple of female Clerks were having a conversation and, inside her corner office, his Supervisor, Veronica, was seated at her computer, a mug held in her hand.