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November 9, 2006

Gimme a Minute

Oh, the agony of groggily making that first cup of coffee in the morning, only to find there is NO SUGAR IN THE HOUSE. It was so vexing, and that coffee was so vital this morning, and my sweet tooth is so finicky about sugar, that I dragged myself to the local pharmacy/food mart.

It wasn't pretty.

In an effort to make myself presentable, I threw some clothes on over my pajamas and rubbed my face with my hand. (See, I told you it wasn't pretty.) I growled the whole way there, kind of a low, rumbling warning to anyone or anything to cross my path. I managed to avoid human contact until the very end, where I knew I'd have to exchange some form of communication with the clerk. I tried to put out a "just let me pay" vibe, but his radar was apparently off today.

"So, you skipping school today, kiddo?" he asks cheerily.

I snort.

"Well, that's not much of an answer, now is it?"

I raise an eyebrow, and mumble something about sugar for my coffee.

"Oh, they're letting kids drink coffee these days?"

We've done this before, this particular cashier and me. It's his line, and you're supposed to be all flattered that he thinks you look sixteen. Under normal circumstances, it's a pleasant banter that leaves everybody happy. But there is no way on this green earth that I looked sixteen walking in there this morning. I looked like a grumpy, pregnant, sleepy woman who had been on the bad end of a bar fight. And we both knew it.

But I forced a smile anyway, suppressed my inner grouch, and replied through clenched teeth, "Yeah, it's part of a nutritional breakfast."

I tried not to snatch the bag from his hands in my hurry to leave.

Morning people. They just don't get it, do they?

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Posted by: Steek at November 9, 2006 2:23 PM

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