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

“Wesley,” I said. “Wesley Keating.”

She repeated it, as though checking how it sounded. Then she offered her hand, noticed the ice pack, and withdrew it with an embarrassed smile. I switched the pack to my other palm and shook her hand anyway. Her fingers were cool, and there was a faint dusting of cardboard on the cuff of her sleeve.

“Sabrina,” she said.

“I did some advanced research.”

I glanced at her badge.

“Impressive. Most people stop at asking where the bread is.”

The supervisor called her name, and