Somewhere under the Rainbow

And the Oscar goes to… she’s laughing. It’s already night. The sun went down and we’re still in the kitchen that looks like a mess. A large chaos like a bomb went down on us. She wants to say my name but I’m calling hers out first. Teamwork. Since noon we’ve been cleaning the kitchen from scratch. Pots, pans, dishes of all kinds and shapes, glasses, cutlery, spoiled and fresh food, veggies, jams, cheeses and dairy products all around us. Electronic devices covered in dust and grease, knife blocks, bowls, empty bottles, oily dirty plastic containers everywhere it looks like we’ve just started when it took us an entire day to even get here. Uncountable washing clothes, sponges and scrubbing utensils surrounding us. I put on the next dish washing machine. No electricity the entire day, only cold water making it feel like the work became more rather than less. Hills of dirty laundry in the hallways, the washing machine off - no power. Scrubbing, cleaning, washing, cooking. I’m in Adj...