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Chapter 06: "Supermarket"

The fog was still heavy on Sunday morning. It was a very unusual time to do the weekly groceries, but I decided to go anyway, because I didn't want to hear our parents complaining about the emptiness of our fridge on the days they were gone.

The wild plants that were interspersed with the lawn that divided the avenue were still covered in dew, but at least the weather wasn't as cold as it was when I was at home a while ago. And with me having spent so much time out of town, I ended up forgetting about this pleasant weather, as well as the steep incline of the street that was halfway between my house and the small buildings in the neighborhood, which even after such a long time, still seemed to be the same old market from years ago.

After chastising my feet as I climbed the last slope, until reaching the place, I breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as I saw that old man through the glass doors of the store, I smiled excitedly because I knew that before I got busy with any of those old food shelves, I should go greet that nice elder, who even after so long, was active in the store, and who, as I still remembered, was still faithfully stationed at the checkout.

I wasn't sure if he would recognize me, however, as soon as I passed the door and he greeted me with a smile, calling me by name, I knew he did. I spent long minutes with him. He had known me since I was a little girl listening to him talk about the news of this small town and occasionally telling those same old jokes about how he was getting old - which he has always told ever since I was a child - and about his not so new back pain. However, we didn't have the chance to discuss much before the gentleman got busy with other customers again, and I headed towards the store's goods.

(...)

I was still in the canning section, deciding which tomato sauce I would get or whether peppers would be enough to season part of the lunch when I heard the sound of the glass door of the greengrocer's being opened and, just out of curiosity, I momentarily focused my attention on who had entered.

I saw a young man pass by the entrance, I watched him as he quickly waved in a friendly manner to Won-hae *, the man who was at the register. As I was about to turn my attention to the product shelf again, I saw the same guy turning his face - enough - that I could recognize him, and how I wanted to undo it.

I'm not sure if it was because of the surprise or what, but I ended up accidentally hitting my hand on one of the aluminum cans next to my arm, and by some sort of coincidence, or simple misfortune, seconds later I noticed the boy focus his attention directly at me.

I tried - not only because of the scare, but also because I had finally decided on which product I would get from that section - to go to another aisle of the market; there was no use in meeting him at the moment, so it wouldn't hurt to avoid him.

While I went as discreetly as possible to the small dry foods section, I, for some reason, quickly checked if the boy was still in the same place, and thanks to some good luck - or not - I didn't see him anywhere. I really wanted to believe that I saw wrongly, and he was just a ghost in my head.

However, when I turned around again, hoping to quickly pick some cereal, I almost stumbled backwards in shock as I came across the boy, who was standing right in front of me - leaning against one of the shelves where the seasonings were - and smiled petulantly at me. And I wondered if I could ever get rid of him.