Revel in a lukewarm shower. The droplets have a metallic scent, but it isn’t often you feel this much warmth.

Dress yourself in a gray sweat suit. Put your wet hair up; let it down when the weight of it starts pulling at your scalp. Fill your bottle of water at the tap. Sip. Breathe. Gather the dirty clothes, shove them into a black garbage bag; haul it down two flights of stairs. Be frustrated with the wet hair sticking lankly to your brow. Tie your hair back up; let it pull on your scalp and accept it as a small unpleasant thing you deserve. Get in the car; sip, breathe.