Chapter 283: Family, Part 14, Three Years Ago

Charlotte works her way through the public bathrooms on the third floor.

Wheeling her trolley of cloths and wipes and cleaners into the men’s washroom, she wipes and polishes the basins, sprays, disinfects and polishes WC’s and urinals.

The door from the corridor swings open, a man stepping into.

“Oh, excuse me.” Charlotte makes to leave.

He waves her off. “Oh, don’t worry, Honey. It doesn’t bother me.” And he proceeds to unzip and use the nearest urinal.

Face flaming, Charlotte steps out.

It bothers me….

And as she waits in the corridor, she sees the woman again, entering the bar. She slips something to the barman….

Money?

…. then takes her seat again.

‘Urinal man’ exits the washroom and saunters off, and Charlotte resumes her cleaning.