shopping
this is one of those stories that i didn't notice happening in real time. it was only during retrospect that i fully appreciated it. as did alisa. who was rolling. anywho, this last skiing trip alisa fed the boys at mcdonald's while i went next door to procure supplies. one of the items was a feminine hygiene product. so that's where i was when this 13 year old girl rounds the corner into the aisle. stops dead. turns around and disappears. a few minutes later i'm still comparison shopping when she casually walks by the dairy section and pauses briefly to discreetly see if the coast is clear. it's not. later still i'm mostly done. but i forgot something on the other side of the store. totally innocently i choose THAT aisle. the girl's there looking at the same things i was looking at. but only briefly. she takes two large sidesteps and grabs whatever happens to now be in front of her. a can of desenex and some odor eaters.