The Shower
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I am living in an apartment lent by the people I work for, here
in Australia.
It is early in the morning. I want to have a shower... I undress
in the bedroom and go to the bathroom, underwear in my hands - to
wash them while taking the shower.
Having finished, I step out of the shower and without realizing
I knock the bathroom's door, which shuts close. I do not pay attention
to the door while trying to find the towel, realizing that last night I
had left it in the bedroom. When going to fetch it, find the door shut,
worse, can not open it. Seems to be locked. I try to force
it open and ... I end up with the handle in my hand.
It had broken. There is no way I can open the door. I am nude
with the door's handle in my hand. There is nobody in the apartment.
I do not even have a towel to cover. There is only a small window leading to the
streets.
I put on my wet underwear and climb the window. It is very small
and is located high up. I have to stand on top of the lavatory to reach it.
I lean out though the window. My body hardly squeezes through. The window
leads to the pavement. It is very high. I am facing down. I
slide down face first, scratching my skin on the rough wall.
The underwear drops down. I land on the payment with bare
bottom.
What do I do now?
Naked in the payment; with no keys to the
apartment; with the door's handle still in my hand!; I can see
across the street an old lady staring at me and at the distance,
two young school girls.
It is 8 o'clock in the morning.
Luckily I find the kitchen window open. Once more, through a window
with my underwear sliding down. With bare bottom I land in
the kitchen's sink. I need another shower. Start all over - to the bathroom.
Two minutes later the door bell rings. Wow! I say to
myself, - the two young school girls got exited with what they saw!
But no, it is the old lady, she wants to know if I am all right,
if I had not been too cold. I invite her for a cup of tea.
How do I go next time to the shower? Should I take the keys in my
pocket? In which pocket? In the shower with pockets? Shall I put
them in my ... ears? Am I going to travel the world like
a Punk, with my keys in my ears?
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