Answer:
"I couldn't find my phone anywhere! So I was retracing my steps and remembered that the last time I used my phone, I was doing the laundry. So I decided to check the washing machine and found it tied up in a bundle of clothes! I was so distracted," Leah exclaimed to Sam, the bus driver, "I put my phone in the washing machine!" They both chuckled at the incident until Sam finally stopped at the mall bus stop. She thanked Sam and started her trek to the mall when she realized with great panic; she left her purse on the seat of Sam's bus.
