A woman
waits in line behind two kids
at the corner
7/11.
She watches them
take their candy,
get on their bikes,
and ride away.
She sets her Ramen
and antacids
on the counter
and half smiles
at the seventeen year-old
high school drop out.
Without making eye contact,
he tells her:
“$5.79”
She hands him the last
of her cash
with an apology.
As he opens the drawer,
she fumbles under her coat
and her trembling hand
pulls out the gun...
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM UTC
A woman
waits in line behind two kids
at the corner
7/11.
She watches them
take their candy,
get on their bikes,
and ride away.
She sets her Ramen
and antacids
on the counter
and half smiles
at the seventeen year-old
high school drop out.
Without making eye contact,
he tells her:
“$5.79”
She hands him the last
of her cash
with an apology.
As he opens the drawer,
she fumbles under her coat
and her trembling hand
pulls out the gun...
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