āUnbelievable. Are we all waiting for this?ā
That was when the cashier looked up.
She appeared to be in her fifties.
Her eyes settled on my motherās face.
And she froze.
āWhatās your name?ā
Mom looked confused.
āMargaret.ā
The cashier immediately reached beneath the counter.
Click.
Her register locked.
Then she switched off the conveyor belt.
āNobody leaves.ā
The rude woman scoffed.
āAre you serious?ā
But the cashier didnāt even look at her.
She called the store manager and whispered something I couldnāt hear.
Two minutes later, he arrived carrying an old cardboard box from the office.
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The manager placed the box carefully on the counter.
The cashier looked at my mother again.
āMargaret Collins?ā she asked.
Momās face changed.