“Blight and neglect.

You’ve got forty-eight hours from posting to respond.”

“I’ve been home for one day.”

“The complaint came in last Tuesday.” He tapped his pen on the clipboard.

“Photos attached.”

He lifted the top sheet.

Underneath was a photo of my kitchen counter, the sink piled up, the cereal bowl, the light falling across the floor.

The angle came from the hallway.