This was over 500 words before I cut it down.
Timothy got a haircut once a month. He also went to the dentist, the doctor, and the optometrist once every six months.Just like clockwork.
From the earliest he could remember, his mother taught him to keep the routine going. Shoes, clothes, recycling, bills, cleaning...
Like dozens of gears within his mind ticking away the constant countdown of Timothy's life.
If he deviated from it by a single day, she'd throw a fit until he was back on schedule.
She even got him into the routine of visiting her grave on Fridays to lay flowers three years before she died.
I couldn't decide if Timothy ever broke from routine or kept it up long after he died.
What do you think he did?
