Meryl hated the smell of bleach, but it was the only way to get the whites really white.

"Goddamn Anal-Retentive plant," she grumbled.  "Wash your own damn underwear.  He's lucky I need a white uniform."  She absentmindedly dumped a cup of bleach into the wash, when she noticed a flash of platinum blond in the upstairs window.

"...He shouldn't be able to move yet,.." Meryl thought worriedly.

Frowning, she turned back to the washtub....

...And nearly screamed at the sight of blood-colored water. 

After calming her racing heart, she looked closer.  It wasn't blood, Thank God.  It was....

"...DYE?!?"