Plumpy
Ellie and Sebastian had just finished dusting and cleaning the room where she would be staying until her parents were in L.A, Judith approached them.
"El, why is the refrigerator empty?"
"I-I had to clean it in the morning so—the fresh ingredients are inside the grocery bag," she quickly answered.
"Pumpkin, why is your balcony so dirty? There are dry leaves all over the place," Harry frowned.
"Exactly and the house is so dusty. You don't like dust, what happened?"
When Ellie hesitated to answer, Sebastian quickly jumped for the rescue. "The water pipe broke while she was at work and by the time she came back home, this place was a swimming pool. When we called the plumber, he told us it was a major pipe burst which would take at least a month to fix so she had to move out for some time."
"Where did you stay then? And why didn't you tell us about it?" Harry inquired.