Couldn't avoid it
Rebecca, are you all right?"
Just inside Rusty's side door, all four guys halt in their tracks, establishing a virtual barrier between me and my objective. They must have been speaking to Barrett, my supervisor.
I tightly clutch my collection of clothes, shoes, and deodorant. Before looking at my face, Mary first scans my yellow outfit and the bundle I'm carrying. "What happened?" you ask.
The reason the males are worried is clear to me since I did, in fact, check the mirror before entering. I seem to have walked from their residence all day. I'm sorry, but a tree fell on my apartment complex. I've been unable to enter.
"Last night during the storm?" Mary queries.
I nod.
The eyes of Shawn enlarge. You had nowhere to go, did you?
I raise the bundle and respond, "I
