Tenants of the World, Unite

(6)

I ran to the office, and in the middle of the meeting, it hit me that I had forgotten my cleanser in the bathroom this morning. I felt my mood drop instantly.

When I first moved in, I had put my body wash and shampoo in the bathroom. The next day, my new bottle of shampoo was already empty. I confronted Irene, and she snapped, “Who touched your shampoo? We use branded luxury shampoo. We wouldn’t waste our time with your cheap stuff.”

One time, Irene washed her hair, and the bathroom smelled just like my shampoo. She bragged to me that her new shampoo was expensive and left her hair smooth and silky.

I regretted buying such an expensive cleanser and wondered if something bad would happen to it.

I was so distracted that I couldn’t concentrate during the meeting. My boss called my name and told me not to zone out during meetings.

Finally, the workday ended, and when I came home, things went wrong as expected.