When Samantha and her little sister hurried downstairs, they were greeted by their mom and Zoe, who looked just as Goth. Another sign of some normalcy. Whew.
"Ready to go to the mall?" she asked her daughters. They nodded, piled in the car, and drove out to Ridgefield, with its sea of parking lots and large roster of stores.
Samantha took the opportunity to browse for clothes at the department store. Suddenly, she realized she needed to use the restroom.
It was when she headed for the restroom she noticed the first large change. There was no men's restroom. Sure, this is the ladies' department, but...you'd think? You'd think there'd be one here?
She didn't realize that she was on to something. Or, rather, the lack of something.
