The dirty watch read half past noon and today was bright and pretty. The birds chirped. The horse-flies had come and gone. The cars drifted onward with ease and it felt like I was in the middle of a optimistic movie before a conflict arises.
My stomach ached and it wasn't until I smelled food coming from the Stop N Shop grocery that I knew I had to eat. I hurried through Calloway Boulevard around the corner and went inside. The place was packed today with happy, wealthy families. I could tell that the odors that lingered on me from the garbage were disturbing the shop's customers. I took advantage of the chicken special and purchased a 6pack of rotisserie chicken and payed for it with the collection of dimes and nickles that have accumulated in my pockets over time. I made my way to the small arrangement of tables located in the corner of the grocery.
The food settled well inside my stomach. I felt warm and suddenly tired. I rested my head down for what seemed to be one second and then realized that the grocery was being robbed.
"Hands on the ground!" A couple of masked men came inside with dark clothing and weapons. The two men made their way towards the ATM machine and started to pick it up with hand truck. In my fright I took a chance and I made a stand against the two men. Picking up the grocery basket on my side i swung it against one of the robber's heads. The other and taller of the two retaliated and smacked me in the face with something hard, and I collapsed to the floor. My jaw was bloody and as soon as I came to my senses I realized the robbers made their way to the parking lot between the police station and Second Chances.
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