Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: Yesterday I officially met my first bear . I had the afternoon off of work and was driving in Leavenworth on East Leavenworth Road and came across a furry brown bear . He had ran across the road about 20 yards in front of my car . As I approached where he was sitting on the bank of the road he just sat and watched me . 
Question: What 's a possible reason the writer had an afternoon off of work ?
Output (English): Because there was no work to get done .