I Went to Return My Neighbor’s Pliers – When He Opened the Door, My Legs Gave Out and I Shouted, ‘What Does It All Mean?!’
Three days ago, my bathroom started leaking. It wasn’t dramatic at first. Just a slow, steady drip that sounded louder because the house was so quiet. The kind of quiet that presses against your ears when you’re alone too long. It was almost midnight, and Benjamin wasn’t home—again. The silence he left behind felt heavier than the water falling from the pipe. Three days ago, my bathroom started leaking. The pipe was hidden in the corner under the sink, awkward and stubborn. I shoved a towel under it. Then another.