GIFTS

She turned around and apologized for keeping me waiting.

I stopped to buy two items from the grocery store in my neighborhood, after school yesterday and ended up standing in the queue for a while.

There was a sudden scream from the young man at the till so I assumed it was a call for assistance. Yes it was! A young lady came rushing to the next till. She looked at me and asked,

“Visa, visa?”

I understood, she meant,” Are you paying by card?”

I said,” no”, and she repeated, “Visa only.”

That meant I had to stay put at the other till which was on a go slow because the customer being served had a trolley full of shopping. I was in no hurry, so moved and stood behind her. It took a while for her to complete the transaction. I guess she felt bad, so as she turned around and apologized.

I smiled and whispered, “It’s okay.”

I thought to myself, how polite and compassionate. She didn’t really have to apologize to me.

This made me think, that maybe, the people here are very considerate.