Fawlty Showers 

Lasting Impressions Made One Day At A Time

I used the intercom to ask Katy if the ferret had a name.

“Moondoggy Alpha,” Katy said, “but he prefers to be called M.A.”

“How’d he get here?” I asked.

Katy made a sound equal parts disgust and anger. “The previous building owner left M.A. behind, along with the lasting impression of a selfish little boy in a man’s body, all ego and no work ethic.”

I started to say something, but Katy wasn’t finished.

“People talk about what they’ll leave behind when they die. You leave behind something every day. Maybe just an impression, maybe a little inspiration, maybe some scorn.”

“Not sure I know what you mean,” I said.

“So, I’ve heard you’ve been sober a long time. Each new day I’ll be just a tiny fraction happier for you, and teeny bit more sure people can turn their lives around. That’s the impression you’ll leave today.”

Today I’ll be conscious of what I leave behind.

 

Fawlty Showers © 2020 by Ken Montrose

Fawlty Showers is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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