Solid bench, a greasy pink. I'm still waiting. The cement walkway has cracks, but not in front of the bench. There are no cracks there.

Half an hour to go. The grass up ahead is freshly cut. Trees line up just beyond. They are all leaning in different directions, and it looks like a row of twisted thorns. The sun shines through these trees, and it shines brightly.

Twenty-five minutes to go. There is a hole in this line of trees. I see a building through this hole. Welding/Manufacturing. It's hard to see, but it's there. The sun tries to blind me, but I shield my eyes and I see it. I see the sign. I see the rail. If I wasn't looking at it from this solid bench, I might not be able to see it. There are other solid benches, but they can't see from this angle. The trees are in the way.

Twenty minutes to go. There is a lot of construction work to the right. It is very loud. Machines grind. Things are lifted, dug out, and piled onto each other. They are supposed to be building the Learning Resource Center, but they don't seem to be making much progress. A tractor drives in a small circle. There is a field beyond the construction site. It's hard to see because the tractors are in the way. The field also watches the construction. It probably can't see me. It probably can't see the bench. But it's easy to see the construction, no matter where you are.

Fifteen minutes to go. There is no game going on in the field, but even if there was, it would be hard to see. Maybe that's why there isn't a game. Maybe they're waiting for the construction to stop. But it doesn't seem like it will stop anytime soon. There is always more to build.

Ten minutes to go. There is a cage around the construction site. There are signs that say WARNING, KEEP OUT. Only the experts may take part in the construction. It isn't a job for us. The tractors are too much for us to handle. The holes are deep and we could fall in. We shouldn't worry about things like this.

Five minutes to go. A lamp post stands erect. It is dark, like the ones by the open bench. But this solid bench sits in the shadow of the thorn-like trees. Only the construction is illuminated. The sun will peek out of the trees soon, and then there will be light.