Together Apart

The man turned the key in the lock vigorously. He was exhausted. Yet again, he had to work overtime. After five days of strenuous toil, all he dreamed of was to finally get some rest. It was almost night. Here and there, one could hear the noise of people cooking food on the barbeque in their gardens.
“The Perfect Friday,” he thought. “Why can’t we live like this?” He asked himself, even though he was perfectly aware of the answer.