Kids are Chancey (Chancey Books Book 5) by Kay Dew Shostak

Author:Kay Dew Shostak [Shostak, Kay Dew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: August South Publishing
Published: 2017-07-31T22:00:00+00:00

From my purse sitting in the front seat of my buggy, my phone rings. I stop right in the middle of the aisle and grab for it. “Hi, Anna.”

“I saw you called,” she says.

“Yes, just wanted to stop in and see you, but didn’t want to interrupt you at work. I’m over at the Piggly Wiggly. Do you have a minute? I could run over.”

She hesitates, but manages to drag out an “okay.” “Just come to the front door, and I’ll unlock it for you.”

While we’ve been talking, I’ve pushed my buggy to the front of the store. “Hey Danielle,” I call to the cashier, which means she stops checking out the women in front of her, turns completely away from her register, and answers me.

“Hey, Mrs. Jessup. How are you? Did you get your air conditioning fixed?”

I shoot the lady now waiting on Danielle a look of apology. “Yes, we did.” I don’t let her ask her next question. “But I need to run over to the Dollar Store. Just going to leave my buggy here for a minute.” Me waving my hand and trying to stop her doesn’t keep her from leaving her register and coming to look in my cart.

“Okay. Anything you want me to put back in the freezer? Reckon your deli meat will be okay?” She picks up a baggie filled with turkey breast. “I can take this back to the deli right now.”

I take the turkey from her. “No, it’ll be fine. I don’t have anything frozen yet. Just go finish what you were doing.”

She expresses her lack of understanding by sighing and reaching for the turkey. “It won’t take but a minute—”

“No! Go take care of your customer. I’ll be right back.” And I whirl away from her to leave through the automatic door.

I trot and half-run down the sidewalk in front of the China Palace and stop to slow my breathing at the door to the Dollar Store. Anna is waiting, and she turns the key as she sees me approaching. “Come in,” she says as she pulls open the glass door.

“Thanks, wow, look at this place.” It smells new and clean. There are still boxes everywhere, but many of the shelves have merchandise on them. “Y’all have really gotten a lot done.”

She closes the door and locks it saying, “Yes. And we still have a lot to do. You sure we can’t talk about this later?”

I chuckle. “Where? Figured this was the only place we wouldn’t have all those other people.” She and I had a good relationship when she lived with us. Before we were related. Maybe I can get back there. I reach out and cup my hand around her upper arm, firm enough to show I honestly care, soft enough to not make her feel trapped, and bend my head to look in her eyes. “How are you? You look good. Tired, maybe? But with the new job and all…” As my voice trails, she jerks her arm away from me and pulls back.

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