Moments in Time: the Complete Novella Collection
“She had no idea why.
And just as Josie had said, Claire was the first customer in.
“Hi, Claire, what would you like?”
Without uttering a word, she pointed at the strawberry creampuffs in the display case and mumbled under her breath that she wanted all twelve of them.
Melisa packed them up and handed Claire the box. “You look well,” she said, for lack of a better compliment.
“How have you been?”
“Mind your own business. Haven’t you done enough damage?” She snatched the box out of Melisa’s hands... and walked out, her black, knee-length, pleated dress swirling around her dimpled knees. Curves suited some people, but Claire looked like she was in the wrong body.
Melisa wanted to curse after her, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. The poor woman had suffered enough.
Instead she stared at Claire’s back, eyes narrowed. What did she mean by that? What kind of damage? And how?
She’d been hiding at Oasis for years. Claire was clearly bent on lashing out at anyone who crossed her path.MoreLess
And just as Josie had said, Claire was the first customer in.
“Hi, Claire, what would you like?”
Without uttering a word, she pointed at the strawberry creampuffs in the display case and mumbled under her breath that she wanted all twelve of them.
Melisa packed them up and handed Claire the box. “You look well,” she said, for lack of a better compliment.
“How have you been?”
“Mind your own business. Haven’t you done enough damage?” She snatched the box out of Melisa’s hands... and walked out, her black, knee-length, pleated dress swirling around her dimpled knees. Curves suited some people, but Claire looked like she was in the wrong body.
Melisa wanted to curse after her, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. The poor woman had suffered enough.
Instead she stared at Claire’s back, eyes narrowed. What did she mean by that? What kind of damage? And how?
She’d been hiding at Oasis for years. Claire was clearly bent on lashing out at anyone who crossed her path.MoreLess
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