Exercise 6.1 - Setting

The bags of shopping are stacked in neat rows on the kitchen floor. Inside the walk-in cupboard by the door, a pristine mop stands to attention as if waiting for the intruders to be cleared away.

The kitchen is vast and without clutter. A person could get lost in the arctic desert of white appliances.

On the worktop, every object is precisely where it should be. The disposable gloves sit between the liquid soap and the bleach. Above them, on a simple hook, hangs a white bristled dish washing brush.

The polished marble top of the kitchen table sparkles in the sunlight that streams through the crystal clear windows. On the table, in a crumpled plastic pouch, lie the delivery receipt and a handwritten note on TESCO headed paper.

‘I’ve left the bags here as per instructions and trust the goods are to your satisfaction. If not, please contact me asap. Regards, Bill’