Chef part 1
Chef by Aleta G. O'Brien Chapter One Elias had cleaned the bathroom twice. He knew this because the second time he cleaned it, he found himself wiping a faucet that was already shining and wondering what, exactly, he expected his friends to do in there. Inspect it? June might. Not intentionally. June simply noticed things. She could walk into a room, sit down for twenty minutes, and somehow leave knowing that you needed a new lampshade and had recently changed brands of coffee. Elias tossed the paper towel into the trash and looked around. Fresh hand towel. Full soap dispenser. Toilet paper on the holder with a spare roll within obvious reach. Wastebasket emptied. Good. Wait. He turned back around, found the candle and sniffed it. Vanilla. That should be ok and lit it. People like candles lit in the bathroom he recalled. He walked out. Then walked back in and straightened the hand towel. “Stop it.” The man in the mirror appeared unconvinced. Elias pointed at him. “They’r...