Laura-B-R

... or how a bath changed my life. "Ah, shit!" Startled, I pull my foot out of the water and almost lose my balance. I flail my arms, trying not to step on the bath runner with my wet foot. The tiles are even colder. Freezing cold. I reach for the towel and dry my foot. What has happened? Once when I want to take a bath. I look at the tap. It's set to warm, as always. I lean forwards, turn the lever to hot and push the lever upwards. A wide jet of water splashes into the bath, destroying part of the mountain of foam. I check with my finger. Indeed. Ice cold. Furious, I push the lever down and pull the chain with the plug with a jerk. That's great. Why was I stupid enough not to wait a moment to see if the water was really hot? I didn't even notice it in the kitchen. Everything had to be done quickly, as always. Nadine was the first one in the bathroom and had already finished brushing her teeth before I finally got Niklas out of bed. He grumbled at me twice and just mumbled something