Oh shit, I've done it again, Mark said to himself as he entered the building where his flat was.
Mark lived in a block of flats not far from the town centre.
He was 24 years old, slim and fit, and currently living alone.
For about the fifth time in as many months, he'd left his key inside the flat when he left for work that morning, and the door locked behind him automatically.
He hadn't realized until he arrived back home that evening.
The first time it happened, he had to call out to the landlord to let him in, who wasn't happy about doing so.
and had charged him an extortionate amount of money to bring a spare key to let him in.
Since then, Mark had formed a tentative relationship with Sally, who lived in the flat opposite him.
Sally was a sweet girl, about 21 Mark guessed, but he wasn't sure.
She was petite and slim, very pretty with short hair, freckles, and seemed fairly shy.
Mark was attracted to her, she was just the type he liked, but so far hadn't found a way to ask her out.
They'd started by saying hello to each other in the corridor whenever they saw each other, but never progressed beyond that for a couple of months.
After Mark's first mishap with the key, he wondered if she would be willing to hold a spare key for him.
So a couple of days later, he knocked on her door, explained what had happened, and asked if she would keep a key for him, just in case.
Sally was happy to do so, so Mark had a key cut and left it with her the following day.
She decided it was a good idea too, so she did the same and left a key to her flat with him a few days after that.
Sally never seemed to go out anywhere on an evening, so every time Mark forgot his key after that, she'd always been home, fetching his spare key, and he gave it back once he opened the door.
Oh shit, I've done it again, Mark said to himself as he entered the building where his flat was.
Mark lived in a block of flats not far from the town centre.
He was 24 years old, slim and fit, and currently living alone.
For about the fifth time in as many months, he'd left his key inside the flat when he left for work that morning, and the door locked behind him automatically.
He hadn't realized until he arrived back home that evening.
The first time it happened, he had to call out to the landlord to let him in, who wasn't happy about doing so.
and had charged him an extortionate amount of money to bring a spare key to let him in.
Since then, Mark had formed a tentative relationship with Sally, who lived in the flat opposite him.
Sally was a sweet girl, about 21 Mark guessed, but he wasn't sure.
She was petite and slim, very pretty with short hair, freckles, and seemed fairly shy.
Mark was attracted to her, she was just the type he liked, but so far hadn't found a way to ask her out.
They'd started by saying hello to each other in the corridor whenever they saw each other, but never progressed beyond that for a couple of months.
After Mark's first mishap with the key, he wondered if she would be willing to hold a spare key for him.
So a couple of days later, he knocked on her door, explained what had happened, and asked if she would keep a key for him, just in case.
Sally was happy to do so, so Mark had a key cut and left it with her the following day.
She decided it was a good idea too, so she did the same and left a key to her flat with him a few days after that.
Sally never seemed to go out anywhere on an evening, so every time Mark forgot his key after that, she'd always been home, fetching his spare key, and he gave it back once he opened the door.
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