A Family Affair: the Secret
“He’d started to recognize the customers and their buying habits. Mrs. Cummings arrived between nine and ten every third day, bought a quarter pound of chopped ham, three slices of Swiss cheese, and a loaf of sourdough bread. Stanley Ketrowski picked up a blueberry pie once a week, said he’d been doing it for almost ten years now. And would the morning be complete if Gladys Blinten didn’t ride into the produce section on the motorized cart, dip a bony finger in the tray holding the lettuce, and ...remind him that bacteria collects in standing water? Nope. Wouldn’t be the same. He actually looked forward to the former English teacher-spinster and her never-ending comments.
What did that say about him? He’d gone from wall-to-wall executive meetings, phone calls, teleconferences, and dinners in swanky restaurants with the Who’s Who of Chicago to meatloaf and mashed potatoes, sticky notes, and verbal reminders on the proper usage of who and whom. He was going to miss this bizarre town with its quirky personalities, but that’s because he knew all of it was only short-term.MoreLess
What did that say about him? He’d gone from wall-to-wall executive meetings, phone calls, teleconferences, and dinners in swanky restaurants with the Who’s Who of Chicago to meatloaf and mashed potatoes, sticky notes, and verbal reminders on the proper usage of who and whom. He was going to miss this bizarre town with its quirky personalities, but that’s because he knew all of it was only short-term.MoreLess
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