100 Word Story #005 – Drip

It started with a simple drip.

A week later, the faucet was running a steady stream of warm water. Not wanting to bother the landlord, he’d gone down to Lowes and bought a new faucet. To install it, he had turned off the spigot under the sink. The stream did not stop. When the landlord was able to turn the water off to the building and Patrick was able replace the faucet and the spigot.

The next night the drip returned. A week later, the stream began again. It was then he realized….the water was sending him a message.