Stranger in Town
“she said.“Is the manager here?”She thumbed to the right. “He’s in his office. Is everything all right?”I nodded. “I just wanted to ask him a few questions.”“I can get him for you if you want.”“How long have you worked here?” I said.She paused for so long I thought I was going to be given the actual date and time right down to the last second. “I kinda grew up here. My dad owns the store.”“So you’re a Maybelle?”Her laugh made me feel like I’d missed out on an inside joke. “Maybelle’s isn’t o...ur last name. The store was named after Myra Maybelle Shirley, a famous outlaw. They used to call her “The Bandit Queen.” When my grandpa first opened the store, all he sold was coffee and that type of thing. He passed the store down to my dad, and now we sell practically everything.”A man stepped out of a side office, a set of keys swinging from his pointer finger. He glanced at me and then checked the time on his wristwatch. Obviously, he had one thing on his mind: closing the store. He wore a faded white polo shirt that was several sizes too big and a pair of slacks that couldn’t hold their position without a belt. The man walked past us and then stopped. “Is there a problem?”I shook my head. “This young lady was just telling me about the history of this place.”He shooed the girl away with his hand and came closer. “Do you need help finding something? We’re closing in five minutes.”“I believe I’ve found what I was looking for,”MoreLess
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