## Story 002: Take a break and prepare for the next session

**Persona:** Priya, 28, designer and mother of two. Uses Pomodoro to carve out protected creative time between interruptions. Needs the break reminder to actually rest, not just switch tasks.

**Situation:**

A focus session ends. Priya's instinct is to immediately dive into the next thing on her list. But the break is part of the technique — it's meant to let her brain reset. She needs the system to push her toward rest.

**Need:**

As Priya, I want the app to automatically start a 5-minute break timer when a session ends, so that I'm prompted to actually step away instead of sliding immediately into the next task.

**Acceptance:**
- When a session ends, the app automatically transitions to a break screen
- The break timer shows 5 minutes and counts down visibly
- A message on screen suggests: 'Take a break. Step away from your desk.'
- The user can tap 'Start Next Session' to begin a new 25-minute block whenever they're ready (even if the break timer hasn't ended)
- Each break is recorded in the session history

**Tier:** core

**Confusion-flags:**
- Should the break be skippable? If the user taps 'Start Next Session' before the break ends, what happens — do we warn them, or just let them go? The Pomodoro rules say don't skip breaks, but enforcement vs. nudge is a design choice.
