The Quiet

I went to take the rubbish out earlier. Busy week ahead and I am just trying to get ahead. I live relatively close to a motorway. Close enough to be able to hear it, far enough away that it fades into the background if you are not specifically listening. It's always there when I tune in.

When I was outside putting the bin lid down I noticed something or rather the absence of it. There was some noticeable peace. Not a car to be heard, not even in the distance. Maybe it's the weather causing the sound not to carry from the motorway. Maybe not.

When I was doing my shopping earlier I saw my first queue at a petrol station. Not just any one, the one that is always empty. It's empty because it's always at least ten pence more expensive than every other one in the area. It's not like it was peak time, it was about three PM. 

Today feels like it was the calm before the storm.