letting the fields lie fallow
I do not know why it happens this way but this is how it usually goes: things are going okay, maybe even well. You give yourself a day or two because you've been working hard enough and everyone deserves a break every now and then. No one can be vigilant all the time. You even keep up with the little habits that are supposed to keep him away. Everyone tells you to go easier on yourself so why not give it a shot. So you don't even notice as the sky starts to get further away. A matter of days