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The One That Got Away
She was the one that got away. She wouldn’t let him get away with it again.
I couldn’t believe it, I wanted to yell at the lady in front of me, but I was trying to be polite. The sign on the register said ten items or less, but she had over twenty items and still putting things on the belt.
Finally, the manager up front noticed the same thing the rest of us had and started to help the cashier bag some of them to quicken the line.
I went through the line and purchased my items. As I was heading to my vehicle, a lady waved at me.
“Nate?” the lady said as she approached me. “Alex Stonan?”
“Yes,” I said as I looked at this petite woman approaching me.
“Kimberly Stracken,” the lady said.
“No way,” I said as I looked at her.
Kimberly was one of the girls I went to high school with. She was in most of my classes.
“Yes, I know, all grown up, right?” Kimberly said.
“Yes,” I said.
“Well, you haven’t changed, look at you!” Kimberly said.
“That’s a lie,” I said, noting my bald head and grey mustache.
