us.
The supervisor offered ice and asked whether I could stay long enough to provide my name for the incident report. I agreed. Sabrina retrieved my basket while another employee secured the remaining stock.
A tomato had split against the floor.
“I’m afraid this one didn’t make it,” she said.
“A considerable sacrifice.”
She looked at me, and something changed behind her smile.
“You don’t have to keep making it funny.”
I glanced away.
“I’m not very good at standing around while people worry about me.”
“Convenient,” she said. “Neither
