I could hear the conversation down the queue:
“Prunes? Aren’t they for people who can’t go to the toilet?”
“I don’t know.”
“Are they for you?”
“No.”
“Who are they for?”
“My husband.”
“Does he have toilet trouble?”
She paid and exited quickly.
Two bottles of wine were placed on the counter.
“Are they buy one get one free? Is one a present for someone or are they both for you?”
“One’s a present.”
“So are you having one tonight?”
“Yes.”
Card tapped promptly, the man left at a pace.
She knew what she was doing. And I was next.
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