a contractor. Todd was hosting a backyard BBQ with influencers the next weekend. Nate rerouted Todd’s illegal sewage pipe to his sprinklers. When Todd proudly activated his sprinklers for his guests, sewage sprayed everywhere, sending them into a frenzy. Todd stormed over, furious. I handed him a bag of my grandmother’s dead roses,
soaked in his sewage. “Funny thing about sewage, Todd. It always flows downhill,” I said, watching him seethe. The scandal went viral, ruining Todd’s social media “brand.” He sold the house a week later. Three months later, my garden started to bloom again, and I found a piece of my grandmother’s roses growing back, reminding me that even the worst situations can lead to something beautiful.