"Yes, he recently moved into my apartment building. His place is just across from mine," Haleigh explained. It turned out the man was indeed a new neighbor.

Karina, watching him as he struggled to his feet, offered an awkward smile. "So, you're my new neighbor. My apologies, I mistook you for a thief."

Haleigh chuckled. "Oh, Karina, he's not a thief. We had a problem with the toilet. Someone from downstairs came up earlier, mentioned water was leaking from their ceiling every time we flushed. They wondered why we hadn't fixed it yet. Carlow was here to borrow some seasoning and kindly offered to help."

Now everything made sense to Karina. She glanced at the tools in Haleigh's possession. "Did you go out to buy these tools?" she asked.

"Yes," Haleigh confirmed. "He was about to go, but I thought it would be too much trouble for him, so I decided to run to the store instead."