I Defended a Cashier from an Entitled Customer – Days Later, Her Colleague Brought Me to Tears

The guy muttered something about “dramatic women” and “kids these days,” but when the guard calmly asked him to lower his voice or leave, he chose to storm out.

We all watched the automatic doors close behind him like they were sealing a villain out of a movie.

Jenna let out a breath that sounded painful.

“Thank you,” she said quietly.

“Most people just…watch.”

I shrugged it off, made some joke about “buy one can, get a meltdown free,” and eventually finished my shopping like my heart hadn’t been punching my ribs the whole time.

I went home, put the groceries away, kissed my kids goodnight again, and thought that was the end of it.

Fast-forward a few weeks.

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