The Hardware Store

Fiction

I was sitting in this small little cafe near work.

I really liked the place.

It wasn’t too crowded and the food was good. It wasn’t a bad place to sit for a while.

This was the most important factor because my lunch companion was always late so it was nice to have a reasonably quiet place to sit and think for a few minutes and people watch.

I sat there sipping my drink when my companion finally showed up. They bustled into the cafe as usual. She tended to make a commotion wherever she went.

“Hi,hi, sorry for being late,” she said, making her way over to the table.

“It’s okay I left later than normal so I wasn’t here long.”

She paused for a moment, and I thought I insulted her, but she responded, “Smart. I would too if you were meeting with me.”

“Well you think I would’ve started doing it sooner.”

“Ha, ha very funny.”

“How was work?” I asked.

“It’s great I’ve got a bunch of new projects lined up. This is the busiest time of the year for me.”

“I see.”

“And you, how’s the hardware store?”

“I don’t mind it. Took me longer to get used to working the register than I would have liked but I like the regular hours.”

“That’s good. So you like it?”

“Yeah. You get to meet some interesting people.”

“Really? Like who?”

“Well there are plenty of people that like to come in and talk. I spent all day with this older woman. She wanted to remodel a room herself. So I showed all the stuff she needed.”

“Aww that’s great.”

“It wasn’t too bad.”

“That’s good to hear.”

“Did I tell you about the weird guy?”

“The weird guy?”

“That’s what we’ve been calling him. He’s been coming to the store the last two months.”

“What makes him weird?”

“I mean he’s just kind of off. You know, like cold. It’s like you’re talking to a lizard. He just gives me the…

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