Surrender to Sultry
“A middle-aged, bearded man in stained coveralls used his sneaker to push a box of old clothes toward the wall. According to the oval patch affixed above his chest, his name was George.
“No, there’s this too.” Leah handed her prom dress over the counter, and George took it without making eye contact. He tossed it into a rolling bin overflowing with outdated sweaters, Sunday dresses, battered leather shoes, and a few graduation gowns.
“Need a receipt for your taxes?” He extended a trembli...ng hand toward a ballpoint pen, revealing dirty fingernails and the inky ghost of a homemade tattoo across his knuckles.
“No.” Leah hadn’t filed a return since she quit serving frozen custard at the Taste-E-Freeze ten years ago. “But thanks all the same.”
George still couldn’t meet her gaze when he muttered, “’Kay. Have a good one.”
Leah’s heart gave a sympathetic squeeze as she watched George turn to sort through a crate of knickknacks.MoreLess
“No, there’s this too.” Leah handed her prom dress over the counter, and George took it without making eye contact. He tossed it into a rolling bin overflowing with outdated sweaters, Sunday dresses, battered leather shoes, and a few graduation gowns.
“Need a receipt for your taxes?” He extended a trembli...ng hand toward a ballpoint pen, revealing dirty fingernails and the inky ghost of a homemade tattoo across his knuckles.
“No.” Leah hadn’t filed a return since she quit serving frozen custard at the Taste-E-Freeze ten years ago. “But thanks all the same.”
George still couldn’t meet her gaze when he muttered, “’Kay. Have a good one.”
Leah’s heart gave a sympathetic squeeze as she watched George turn to sort through a crate of knickknacks.MoreLess
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