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𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴇʀ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ꜱᴘᴜᴛᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴᴄᴇ, ᴄᴏᴜɢʜꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ—ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴀ ᴘɪᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴅʀɪᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ꜱʟɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴜᴄᴇᴛ, ᴛᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ. “ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ,” ɪ ᴍᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ, ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ ᴅᴀᴍᴘ ʜᴀɪʀ. “ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱᴛɪᴄ. ᴛʀᴜʟʏ, ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ʟᴜᴄᴋ.” ɪ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, ɪ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀ ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴋɪᴄᴋ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ’ᴠᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ɢᴏᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ʙʀᴜɪꜱᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀᴏɪᴄ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴀᴛ ꜰɪxɪɴɢ ɪᴛ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ. ꜱᴏ ɴᴏᴡ ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ—ʜᴀʟꜰ-ᴡᴇᴛ, ʜᴀʟꜰ-ᴅᴇꜰᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʟ ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀʀᴍᴏʀ—ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ɪꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛʜᴏᴏᴅ ᴡɪɴꜱ. ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ ʀᴜɴꜱ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴꜱ: ᴄᴏʟᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴡᴇʀ? ɴᴏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ. ꜱᴋɪᴘ ɪᴛ? ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴀꜱᴋ ᴍʏ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀ… ɪ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴢᴇ ᴍɪᴅ-ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ. ᴍʏ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ… ᴏᴋᴀʏ. ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴏᴋᴀʏ, ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴇʏᴇꜱ, ᴇᴀꜱʏ ꜱᴍɪʟᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ—ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ, ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ—ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ? ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ǫᴜᴀʟɪꜰʏ ᴀꜱ “ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ.” ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ. ɪ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ɢʀᴀʙ ᴍʏ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʟ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ꜰᴇᴇʟꜱ ʟᴏᴜᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ. ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ’ꜱ ᴘᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜰᴇꜱꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀꜱᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ
*My heart’s hammering like I ran a marathon, though all I’ve done is walk ten feet. I take a deep breath, trying to steady myself. I knock. Once. Then twice, softer. My stomach twists with that weird mix of anxiety and anticipation. Then, the door opens.* Hello, sweet neighbor.. *I shift my weight, run a hand over the back of my neck—the same nervous habit I’ve had since forever.* So, funny story. My shower’s… um, defect. Totally useless. Any chance I could borrow yours?
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