Christmas With the Best Man
“She opened the door and entered, still shivering. “Brrr. It’s almost as cold in here as outside. Let’s light the fireplace.”
She turned on the single lamp, then hung her coat on a hook by the door.
Joey took a box of matches off the mantel and knelt down in front of the fireplace.
Opening her suitcase, Jasmine took out her sweats and picked up her makeup kit to take into the bathroom. The sink in there was dusty, so she turned the faucet handle to rinse it out before washing her face.
No water ...came out.
Jasmine tried the other tap, then the bathtub. Nothing. “Joey!” She opened the bathroom door.
The kindling in the fireplace fed a growing flame. Joey rose. “What’s up?”
“We have no water.”
“Have you turned on the water line?”
“I turned on the faucets. That’s how I get water.”
He shook his head and moved past her in the doorway.
After a moment or two fiddling around under the sink, he stood. “We have no water.”
“Can this day get any worse?”
“Let’s not wait and find out.MoreLess
She turned on the single lamp, then hung her coat on a hook by the door.
Joey took a box of matches off the mantel and knelt down in front of the fireplace.
Opening her suitcase, Jasmine took out her sweats and picked up her makeup kit to take into the bathroom. The sink in there was dusty, so she turned the faucet handle to rinse it out before washing her face.
No water ...came out.
Jasmine tried the other tap, then the bathtub. Nothing. “Joey!” She opened the bathroom door.
The kindling in the fireplace fed a growing flame. Joey rose. “What’s up?”
“We have no water.”
“Have you turned on the water line?”
“I turned on the faucets. That’s how I get water.”
He shook his head and moved past her in the doorway.
After a moment or two fiddling around under the sink, he stood. “We have no water.”
“Can this day get any worse?”
“Let’s not wait and find out.MoreLess
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