Daily story, July 28, 2025

Three weeks into house-sitting, Jane discovered a plant she hadn’t noticed. Sure enough, there it was, on the back page of the owner’s meticulously typed notes. They called it Steve. Jane hadn’t noticed the back page, either. It was definitely too late to save Steve, but she followed the instructions anyway for the one week until they came back. They were very nice about it. A year later, they asked her back, and Steve was the only plant still there.