The Package Delivered To The Wrong Door
A delivery man walked down a carpeted hallway carrying a small brown cardboard box in both hands.
He stopped outside a wooden door marked with the numbers 4B and knocked twice with his knuckles.
A young woman opened the door, her eyes lowering to the parcel held in front of her.
The driver checked the shipping tag stuck to the top of the box.
He read the printed text aloud, confirming the name Maya Reynolds and apartment number 4B.
The woman shook her head slightly, explaining that while she lived in unit 4B, she had not placed any online orders.
The driver looked down at the shipping label once more before stepping back into the hallway.
A Pattern Of Unexpected Deliveries
The next evening, the delivery worker returned down the same brightly lit corridor holding another box.
The woman opened her door immediately, leaning against the frame as she saw him standing there.
She mentioned that this was the third straight night an unexpected box had appeared at her doorstep.
The driver offered to set the box down near her entryway so she could figure it out later.
She crossed her arms over her sweater and asked him not to leave the package behind.
She looked at the label on top of the cardboard box and noted that something did not match up.
Uncovering The Building Directory
Together, they walked down the corridor toward the main elevator bank and the wall directory.
The driver stopped in front of the wall board, glancing between the brass letters and the nearby doorways.
He turned back to face the woman, his head tilting toward the door numbers along the wall.
He pointed out that the apartment layout had been renumbered recently during building updates.
Her current unit had previously been assigned the designation 4A, while the adjacent door now carried that number.
Finding The Intended Recipient
They walked over to the adjacent wooden door marked 4A and tapped on the frame.
An elderly woman with silver hair pulled the door open and looked out into the hallway.
The young woman stepped forward, extending the cardboard box with both hands.
The elderly woman looked at the address tag and slowly reached out to take the box.
She wrapped both hands around the sides of the parcel, pulling it close against her cardigan.
The delivery driver and the young woman stood side by side in the hallway, watching as the elderly woman hugged the box to her chest.
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