She said that everything still looked the same from the curb. Friends continued to walk by and stop in. The phone kept ringing. The PVR kept recording. The dwellers were still getting up and going to work on time. And feeding the dog at 6pm each night, like she had become accustomed to and demanded in that way that only an old dog can.
And inside, everything still had a place. The plates were still in the cupboard beside the sink. The towels were still stacked neatly in the linen closet just outside the bathroom. The washer and dryer went through its daily cycle. They still vacuumed once a week and cleaned the shower every few days.
But where the eye could not see, where the hand could not touch... everything had changed. And sooner or later, the outside would look different too.
And inside, everything still had a place. The plates were still in the cupboard beside the sink. The towels were still stacked neatly in the linen closet just outside the bathroom. The washer and dryer went through its daily cycle. They still vacuumed once a week and cleaned the shower every few days.
But where the eye could not see, where the hand could not touch... everything had changed. And sooner or later, the outside would look different too.
