thedarkproject | routine

Almost every morning, as I walk to work, I pass a young woman walking in the other direction. She's quite short, reasonably attractive, always well-dressed as if she's going out for drinks or something, and never makes eye contact with me. Sometimes in the evenings, if I was late getting out of work, I'll pass her again as we travel in the opposite directions.

What makes this unusual, rather than a typical pedestrian commuter moment, is that she lives in my house. Specifically in one of the flats on the floor above mine. She seems to leave the house early every evening and returns the morning after. Perhaps she goes to her boyfriend's house or something but she seems a bit dressed up for a quiet night in with the other half. And what she wears is a bit too classy for her to just be doing night shifts somewhere. Intriguing.

Anyway, she would have had a rude surprise for her when she got back to the house today - the path between the front door and the gate was mostly submerged in about 3 inches of water. Hopefully her elegant boots are waterproof...