FOUR
Her phone wasn’t the most up to date model, but it had an alarm. Without it, Poppy would never get to work on time. That morning, she’d set it to get up to go for a workout at the gym. She wanted exercise, sure, but the shower after was more vital.
By accident, Poppy left her shampoo and conditioner at the apartment instead of taking them with her. With little other choice, she elected to go back to the apartment after her workout to wash her hair in the sink there. It took her a while. Way longer than she’d predicted, but Poppy couldn’t remember ever washing her hair in a sink before.
Her grandmother’s house had like twenty bathrooms. To her memory, none had ever been out of service. Even if they had been, there were plenty of others to choose from.
Out in the hallway, her mind w
