Tuesday, February 07, 2006

my life: the play

Scene: H-E-B, Monday night, around 6:30 p.m.
Characters: Me, Cashier Lady

Me: (standing at register)
Cashier Lady: (scanning items)
Cashier Lady: (pauses, looks at me) How ya doin'?
Me: I'm doing fine. How're you doing? (smiles)
Cashier Lady: (looks at me confusedly) Did I already ask you that?
Me: No.
Cashier Lady: Then why'd you ask me how I was?
Me: I'm being polite. (smiles again)
Cashier Lady: (looks angrily at me) You total is $xx.xx.

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