Careful, Your Inner Despair Is Showing…
Elderly Customer: *Cheerfully.* “Hello, dear! having a nice day?’
Me: “Yeah, not too bad. How about you?”
Elderly Customer: *Still very pleasant.* “Can’t complain!”
Me: *Finishes ringing him up.* “Your total is [under $5].”
Elderly Customer: *Searches through his pockets.* “Wait a minute, honey, I forgot my wallet in the car.”
The store isn’t busy at all, so I hold his purchase and wait for him to return. He walks out the door and stands in the middle of the empty parking lot. I have nothing else to do, so I watch him from the window.
The customer looks up at the sky, and for a solid few seconds, lets out a BLOODCURDLING SCREAM at the top of his lungs.
I look out the window, shocked and incredibly confused, as he gets his wallet from his car and walks back through the doors as if nothing happened.
Elderly Customer: *Once again, completely cheerful, pays for his purchase.* “Now you keep having a wonderful day, sugar!”