The next block isn't what he'd expected, but it works - they find themselves outside of a laundry. There is an apartment upstairs, but it's not the apartment he's interested in right now.
A few customers are in the front of the shop, the scent of steam and soap in the air. Doc ignores the way the lye makes his nose burn ever-so-slightly and steps through the door, looking for two people who should be there.
But neither of them are there.
Her father (his father-in-law) is there. As is her mother (his mother-in-law). Both are working the counter.
Where is she? he thinks. Where is my son--
It's a good thing that they're not truly interacting with their surroundings, the way that Doc moves behind the counter and towards the hall that will lead back to the work rooms, where tubs of hot water and dirty laundry meet, to be scrubbed, starched, and pressed.
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The next block isn't what he'd expected, but it works - they find themselves outside of a laundry. There is an apartment upstairs, but it's not the apartment he's interested in right now.
A few customers are in the front of the shop, the scent of steam and soap in the air. Doc ignores the way the lye makes his nose burn ever-so-slightly and steps through the door, looking for two people who should be there.
But neither of them are there.
Her father (his father-in-law) is there. As is her mother (his mother-in-law). Both are working the counter.
Where is she? he thinks. Where is my son--
It's a good thing that they're not truly interacting with their surroundings, the way that Doc moves behind the counter and towards the hall that will lead back to the work rooms, where tubs of hot water and dirty laundry meet, to be scrubbed, starched, and pressed.