“Why don’t you stay and relax?”

Though I felt ashamed as a working adult, I didn’t have enough energy left to refuse the kindness.

Even though it was a familiar apartment door, just because it wasn’t my own room, I felt a little nervous about going inside.

“Take your time, okay? Feel free to use the TV and the computer.”

Maybe noticing that I was still standing at the entrance to the living room and not making any move to sit down, they plopped down on the sofa and looked over at the chair across from them.