Act I “I’m sorry. I’ll dry it.” The words came out almost automatically. A few drops of water had splashed from a bottle onto a custom bowling bag as the night cleaner wiped…

Act I “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see it.” The apology barely left the elderly volunteer’s lips before the silence inside the church shattered. As parishioners slowly filed toward the doors after Sunday…

Act I The apology came before anyone had time to get angry. “I’m sorry. I’ll wipe it up.” A thin stream of soapy water had escaped from a cleaning bucket and reached the…

Act I The golf ball rolled only a few feet before it drifted into the member’s hitting lane. The elderly groundskeeper immediately stopped pushing his ball cart. “I’m sorry. It rolled out.” The…

Act I The orange rolled only a few inches before it gently bumped against an expensive high heel. The pregnant woman froze. Her tired hands instinctively reached toward the runaway fruit as she…

Act I “I’m sorry. It slipped.” The elderly bicycle repairman bent down to retrieve the air pump as a faint cloud of dust settled against a wealthy passerby’s dark pant leg. Most people…

Act I “I’m sorry. The wind blew them.” The words barely left the leaf cleaner’s mouth before the man in the tailored cashmere coat looked at his luxury car as though it had…

Act I “I’m sorry. The crowd pushed me.” The apology came out before the eleven-year-old girl even understood what had happened. She tightened her grip on the small tray of handmade bracelets, but…

Act I The cloth bag slipped from the bench before anyone noticed. It brushed the side of a young man’s spotless white sneaker, barely enough to leave a mark. The elderly homeless man…