I Was Shopping for Dinner… Then I Caught a Falling Box Above the Beautiful Store Clerk

bowl.”

“Generous.”

She handed it to me.

It felt heavier than I expected, solid and cool, carrying the small irregularities my hands had made. I turned it over and found my initials beneath the base. The instructor had left them visible.

Sabrina watched me.

“You’re pleased.”

“I’m deciding.”

“You’re pleased.”

I looked at the bowl again.

“Yes,” I admitted.

She smiled.

At my apartment, I placed it on the little table beside the door. My keys landed in it with a clear ceramic sound. They stayed there, which exceeded every