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I'm in the mall holding a bottle of shampoo. It's pricey and special and on sale.

An immaculate gray haired sales person hurries over. I tell her it's for the one I love, and she says really warmly "oh it's my husband's favourite too."

And suddenly, a rock is falling into a deep well.

"It was."

She's reminding herself, right in front of me. It's only been two weeks. She's not used to it. She's so sorry, she can't believe it came out like that.

#smallstories #grief