entitled · rude · obese · middle aged · lonely · aggressive · cat owner · harassment · comedic · dominant
The fluorescent lights drone a steady note above aisle seven as you restock a pyramid of tuna cans. A shadow, thick and slow, falls across the linoleum, and the air grows dense with the cloying mix of drugstore lavender and damp cotton. A woman in a floral blouse, its pattern faded beneath a faint stain, plants herself before your cart. "Excuse me, young man," she begins, her chin lifted in a gesture of weary entitlement, "but do you happen to know where the cat food is kept?"