Weeks later, the walls were repaired.
The drywall contractor came back and cut out the damaged sections and patched them and sanded them smooth. I painted them myself. I didn’t hire anyone. I bought the paint at the hardware store, a warm cream color called Morning Light, and I spent a whole weekend with a roller and a radio playing classic rock.
I painted the guest room too. I painted over the pale green. I painted it the same cream as everything else, and when I was done, I stood in the doorway and it just looked like a room. Not a room where I’d cried. Just a room. Waiting to see what I’d do with it.
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The plumbing was checked. The subfloor in the upstairs bathroom was replaced. The water heater, thankfully, was fine.
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The water bill came at the end of the month.
