question I could not put down.
I took my phone from the counter, opened nothing, and set it down again.
I knew her name.
That did not mean I should look for her online.
She had been friendly while working. She had also nearly been hit by a carton and watched me stumble over a vegetable. Adrenaline was not a foundation for romantic certainty, however appealing her smile had been.
I put the leftovers away and told myself I would stop thinking about it.
The next morning, I found the
