The white cotton of her uniform skirt brushed the back of her thighs as she strolled down the corridor. The soles of her nursing shoes made no sound as she checked in on her charges. The night had been quiet with only one resident asking for aspirin. She thought, If only every night was like this, as she returned to the nurse’s station.

Seated behind the desk of the nurse’s station the nurse filled out the charts and filed the nightly report. There wasn’t much to report but the charts have to say something. Signing her name, she put the book back on the shelf and leaned back in the chair. Now came the hardest part of the night. Time passed slowly after the house keeping was done. Her aide was in the activities room watching TV.

She tried reading the novel she had brought with her but couldn’t get into it. Sighing she put it down and went to the kitchen for coffee. She checked her reflection in the mirrored window of the door as she entered. Her silky blond hair was in place under her cap, and no smudges in her mascara. Her blue eyes were sparkling despite the early hour of the morning. She fixed coffee and a toast, and returned to the nurse’s station.

As she ate her mind wandered to events of the previous evening. After logging into an online chat room, she had a delightfully nasty time conversing with a complete stranger that she knew only by his log in name.

—Wasting-Time: Do you play with yourself while you cyber? —

—JME694U: That’s what makes it fun—

—Wasting-Time: Describe yourself to me—

—JME694U: 5’ 10” Long blond hair, Blue eyes.