Fridge Feuds

Evidently Cloud did not give two hoots.

Sun would get palpitations if the milk carton was laid down on its side. Imagine if the cap was loose.

It drove Sun mad if newly purchased stuff was simply dumped on top of the older food, drinks and assorted condiments. How were you to know what was going to spoil?

Sun would ensure that the stuff from the supermarket was separated into the respective categories when loading the trolley.

Sun would do the same on the cashier desk roller thing and would tut loudly if the attendant messed it all up again.

When they got home, Sun would spend ages rotating, revolving and refreshing the shelves. Labels out.

Veg with veg. Fish with fish. Salad in the crisper.

It was just the proper way.

Cloud would come in, everything having been smooshed into one bag, which would be tearing at the seams, and just simply lob it in the nearest available space.

'Fridge Tetris' Cloud called it.

Cloud would be done in about 45secs for one bag. Sun would take 25mins.

Sometimes more.

Cloud would leave the Fridge door ajar as it was impossible to close it.

Cloud would chortle when stuff slipped out and crashed to the floor.

Cloud would simply, stoop down, pick it up and stuff it back in.

Sun would sweat and seethe, and, as soon as Cloud was out of the way, Sun would take everything out and put it back in again.

Bit by bit.

Yoghurts would sit next to creme fraiche and butter. Capers near the curry sauce jars.

OJ near the apple juice. A LOT of this stuff didn't need to be in the refrigerator anyway.

Who puts bread in the fridge? Lunatics, that's who.

And Cloud, of course.

Cloud would also NEVER remember to take a carrier bag and always, ALWAYS had to buy a new one.

Every. Flipping. Time.

They had a drawer in the kitchen, that was full with bags, within bags, within bags.

Bags for a hundred plus lives.

Cloud was on the 'top up' run. Just the basics. Milk, Eggs, Bread, Cat Food and Fabric Softener. It was a given that Cloud would pick up some of the end of row 'promotions', when didn't he?

Obscure air fresheners, trialled crisps and new varieties of the same old dishwasher tabs.

Still, today, Sun was going to ease off.

Today, Sun would let Cloud do their thing.

Unless, of course, Cloud came back with the wrong Coffee. Oh my, then, things were going to properly kick off.