CYCLES

By Chinwe Okorie

Greta finds comfort in the quiet rhythm of a laundromat until a call from her younger sister shatters her calm. It’s Father’s Day—a painful reminder of their shared loss. As Greta consoles her sister while fumbling with a fitted sheet, her grief quietly surfaces. When the laundromat owner wordlessly steps in to help, folding the sheet with ease, his small act of kindness allows Greta to finally release her tears.