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Chet

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted”—Aesop

“Attention, please”

The hum of conversation faded quickly All eyes turned to our dapper roo with the knot on his bow tie as he pulled his iPad fro

“Hold up, Asher Will so into the crook of his elbow “It’s cold in here”

“Our heater is on the fritz again” To his yellon jacket up to his chin and burrowing into the red sofa between Holden and Topher

“It’s a tad brisk,” I agreed, folding my arms around ed close to the hearth I shot up a moment later “I’ll put the kettle on for tea Or hot cocoa, if anyone prefers It can be ready in a few minutes I also made shortbread cookies”

Asher smiled kindly “That’s very nice of you, Chet, but I don’t want you to s rather seriously”

“Oh, yes, of course” I adjusted ain “I’m sorry Please do proceed”

Asher cleared his throat noisily and sat a little taller in the ar secretary of the Script Club, hereby call this entleive a quick recap of our last session We successfully pooled funds to purchase an air fryer I can buy it online or…”

I tuned Ash out As the newest resident, I didn’t haveheard they were fabulous forcauliflower tots I’d happily contributed to the fund and was planning on perfecting the recipe as soon as it arrived, to thank my new roommates

You see, I’d o after asituation stat Asher had toldsomeone everyone in the household approved of to take Topher’s old room He’d mentioned it at work over the suht, I hadn’t thought much of it until the toilet in eration There ater everywhere I was still traumatized

At first, I was just grateful to have sorateful when they offered the room rent free until the first of Noveive me ample opportunity to look for a condo ofto do for a while In thesituation Asher, George, Toood people So were Topher and Cody, fellow scientists and founding members of the Script Club