Norman feeds Norman

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Norman hated that sound. His hand came down heavily to smash the alarm, but he paused a second before impact and then lightly tapped the 'snooze' button. He didn't want to break the alarm or hurt his hand. He nodded at his own foresight, then rolled over again. "Just five more minutes," he muttered to himself.

Norman sat bolt upright in bed. The sun was shining through the cracks in his blinds, which he knew he should replace, but... eh. He gasped in horror when he realized that he must have slept in for an hour! He would be late for work!

More importantly... Norman! His poor kitty needed food! How could he be such an irresponsible owner?

He stood and ran for the kitchen, only to wince and hang back when bright white clouded his vision. When it cleared, he dashed to the fridge and opened up a new can of food for his hungry cat. He opened the can quickly, spraying tuna juice all over his chin and hands. It doesn't matter, he thought, if I can feed Norman quickly.

"Here, kitty!" he said loudly. "No-o-orman! Breakfast! Come!"

Norman failed to come.

It was a few minutes later when Norman realized – his cat must have run away! Yes, that must be it. Tormented by ravenous hunger, Norman had fled to the wilderness, seeking out prey to feed himself. But he was a hopeless hunter... he would never be able to fare for himself.

Sure enough, Norman came trotting through the cat-flap soon. Norman breathed a huge sigh of relief. "Thank goodness you're safe!" he said. "Here. You can have some food."

As he tipped the tuna into Norman's food bowl, he noticed something. There was already some food in the bowl. That's when he remembered – he had woken up earlier, then he had fed Norman, and only then had he gone back to sleep.

Why had he gone back to sleep?

Because... because... of course! Because it was the weekend!

Norman wasn't disgruntled about this. He was happy. It meant that he could go back to sleep again.

He lay in bed for a few minutes, then decided he couldn't get back to sleep. He got up instead and went for a walk.