Symbol : s
The base unit of time in the International System of Units.
A boy angrily crosses out a complex series of numbers, lines, curves, and infinite loops. He hates long division.
Mr. Sachs drops and shatters his boyfriend's favourite vase. It had been a delicate criss cross mesh of glass and pale green ceramic - now it lies on the floor, dumbly waiting to be swept up and discarded.
A bottle dispenses a sticky white paste.
A woman reaches up and plucks a ripe bean amidst a mass of raw ones. Her basket is full of these handpicked marvels - she spearheads the supply of the precious, bitter drug.
His hairdresser snips off a small lock of hair.
Tim Howard blocks an effort on the goal.
A schoolgirl's father draws the curtains and a beam of sunlight lances across the floor.
A butterfly alights on a vine, swinging it ever so slightly.
Oliver falls asleep.
I smile.
