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Random Drabble Word: “Drainage”…

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Dr. Lilly Mayweather woke up to find his kitchen flooded.

“I’m an archaeologist not a plumber,” Mayweather said to herself. “This is not in my wheelhouse.”

It didn’t take long for Mayweather to locate a plumber. Curiously, something the professor didn’t realize, the plumber she called lives three doors away from her.

It took the plumber, Samantha Beckett, less than 10 minutes to arrive. Beckett, having seen the issue, quickly concluded the professor had a serious drainage issue.

“How much will it cost?” Mayweather asked.

“A dinner date,” with a broad hopeful smile, Beckett responded.

“It’s a date,” Mayweather said.