sure it’s just some bank thing. Can you check your end and let me know? I need to have it sorted before Friday or there’s a late fee, so…” A pause. Then, softer: “Thanks.”
I set the phone down. Took off my coat. Put the groceries away in the order they came out of the bag. Eggs on the second shelf. Milk beside them. The good cheese, the kind I had bought continue reading …