Water cascaded over the lid and onto the grimy tiles. Lisa dabbled her shoes in the puddles as the tension in her shoulders ebbed.

Opening the door, she passed by the barista with barely a glance. “The phone is in the toilet. I warned that guy to keep it down.”

Sandra Ebejer lives in upstate New York with her husband, son, and two cats who haven’t figured out how to get along. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, BREVITY, and numerous publications on Medium. Read more of her work at sandraebejer.com.