Bloom
Photo by Greta Hoffman at Pexels. He’d always been told to bloom where he was planted. But there were two very acute problems with this: He wasn’t a flower. He wasn’t planted anywhere, either. Trevor rubbed his temples. Ms. Perez needed milk and eggs. Mr. Grant had a bulb to change that he couldn’t reach. The new couple in 4B wanted to try their sofa on a different wall. And he owed Yizzy three games of jacks with some ice cream. ...