Safety

Safety didn’t seem to be a word the rest of the cleaning personnel even knew. When she had brought up the safety issue with a bathroom being this dirty, they had just laughed and told her to read the back of the cleaning products they were using all day long and to think about the issue again. The shift leader had looked her dead in the eyes and told her to get rid of the hazards herself as it was her job to clean the room.

How could anyone care this little? After that she hadn’t even bothered to bring the mirror up again. The first time they had heard her scream, they’d just laughed. One of them had even yelled “Told you so!” without even checking what the problem was.

She clearly wasn’t going in there on her own again. Today she had her cats with her. They would at least keep her company when she had to go back to this safety hazard of a bathroom. All three of them were trailing behind her, always trying to get the snacks she kept in her bag.

This time she was coming prepared. They had told her to take care of the issue herself and she was about to do just that.

Once the last cat had entered, she shut the door.The sound of splashing water made her take a step back. Something was soaking her shoe. She looked at the puddle of not quite clear liquid she had stepped into and hoped against hope it would be water.

She had to plant her feet on either side of the puddle to best keep her cats from drinking it. One of them was walking along the sinks. She ran to pick it up and set it back down on the floor. It was a surprise none of them had tried to drink the soapy water she had gotten for cleaning yet.

Looking at the mirror she grimaced and took the can of clear paint from her bag. This was going to close this mirror once and for all. It might not leave it any cleaner than it was now, but at least it would block the way for whatever may come out of the mirror otherwise. She gave the can a good shake and aimed at a moldy corner. Hopefully the paint would stick.

It seemed to work out even better than she had hoped. All the paint stayed on the surface instead of passing through.

Only a small part at the bottom remained as her cat jumped onto the sink.

She stopped spraying and ran over. “Stay here!” But it was too late. The cat ran in and through the mirror before she could catch it.