Mr. Cleft gives it a good look

?Have you been trying to fix it yourself?" asked Mr. Cleft as he observed the handful of tools scattered around the floor.

"Erm, yeah." you lie. "I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't want to be any trouble to anyone. I'm all alone at the minute with my mom and step-dad away. I didn't know who to ask to help me out."

"Don't worry, Joy." smiled Mr. Cleft amiably. "If you ever need anything just come over and see Sara and me."

"Thanks, Mr. Cleft. You're so nice to me." You smile sweetly causing Mr. Cleft to give you a big warm grin in reply.

"Well, shall we see what the trouble is?" Mr. Cleft turned to focus on the shower and start checking out the parts to try and find the problem. You decide to stall for a moment and test the waters, so to speak.

"Wait, Mr. Cleft." Your older neighbour turns back to see what the problem is. "What if I get wet?" Mr. Cleft appears to be struggling to answer as various thoughts enter his head and join the images of you in the shower. "I mean what if the water splashes me and I get all wet?"

"Oh, right." answers Mr. Cleft slightly relieved. "Well, if you just stand back a bit you should be ok."

"But what about you?" You can tell that Mr. Cleft is already distracted by you so you decide to push further and see where you can get. "I'm sure Mrs. Cleft wouldn't be too happy if you went back all wet after sorting me out." Once again you leave Mr. Cleft with his thoughts for a moment before continuing. "You could just remove your shirt. You don't have to take off your pants or anything... Unless you want to!"