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“Actually, sir,” he said calmly, “the cameras caught everything. You might want to check them before making any decisions.”
That sentence cracked the tension like a lightning bolt.
The woman huffed, arms crossed like a petulant child. She muttered something about “people with no class” and “wasting her time.” I just stood there, waiting, praying, burning from the inside out.
Dave was gone for maybe three minutes, but it felt like forever.
The store was quiet except for the steady hum of the coolers. The woman drummed her nails on the counter like she owned the place, her lips pressed tight.
Everyone in line was frozen in that strange way people get when something uncomfortable happens in public. They want to watch but not be seen watching.
The man who had spoken up, though, just stood there calmly, hands tucked in his jacket pockets.
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