With Shaniqua cleaning the bathroom, I found myself standing behind the cash register, staring blankly as if I was in a hypnotic state.
"I'm sooo bored," I whispered to myself. I slipped my cell phone out of my pocket. No messages or notifications. You would think I would at least have a tweet or Facebook comment to reply to. Nothing.
Whenever I was alone at the till I would daydream about the past, specifically my employment experience and high-school days.
"Excuse me," said a motherly voice, grabbing my attention. I raised my head, noticing the first customer of the day—a heavy sixty-five-year-old woman with short brown hair, wearing gray sweats and a white T-shirt. She was a regular at The Protein Hut who spent more time walking to our till than actually walking on a treadmill.
"Good morning, ma'am. How can I help you today?" I said, perking up like a peppy cheerleader. Her eyes were glued on the menu above, but I already knew what she was going to order as it rarely ever changed.
"The usual, a large strawberry mango please." I felt kind of bad. She was very sweet and had been coming to The Protein Hut every day for almost a month and I still didn't know her name.
"Great! Will that be all?"
"Yes, dear."
"Excellent, that will be $3.75. Can I get a name for your cup?" I felt a little embarrassed asking.
"Barbara-Anne," she replied, smiling warmly. "You know, dear, you're a very pretty girl."
"Aww, thank you! I don't get that a lot, actually." I shoved a handful of strawberries and mangos into the nearest blender, and when it was done, I cheerfully handed her the smoothie.
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