Lauren forgot her keys!

Lauren jogged a half mile, then walked the rest of the way home. She was out of shape, no way around it. She'd have to work on it, though she was knew to exercising, and found it tedious. She arrived back at her building. She went to open the front door and realized something: she'd forgotten her keys! She cursed herself inwardly at her foolishness. She was now locked out wearing sweat covered workout clothes. She couldn't spend long out on the street like this!

Lauren considered her options. She could buzz a neighbor, seeing if they'd let her in. She could bang on the door until the doorman showed up, though she didn't have her wallet either. Or she could walk to a friend's house. An old high school acquaintance, Dorthy, lived nearby. She lived in a more dangerous area then Lauren, but it wasn't far.