In the Cave

The sun is blazing outside, but the inside of the apartment is dark, cool, and cavelike.

Our roommate emerges from her room, after I haven't really seen her all day, and I hear her puttering about in the kitchen as she makes food.

I stick my head into the kitchen, ask, "You feeling okay?"

"I was thinking about going to hang out in the park," she says, shrugging, "but it's just too hot."