Unit16StoriesMyhusbandhasn’tstoppedlaughingaboutafunnythingthathappenedtome
It’sfunnynowbutitwasn’tatthetime
LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown,Iwantedarestbeforecatchingthetrain,soIboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffeeshop—thatwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat
Iputmyheavybagdownonthefloor,putthenewspaperandchocolateonthetabletokeepaplace,andwenttogetacupofcoffee
WhenIwentbackwiththecoffee,therewassomeoneinthenextseat
Itwasoneofthosewild-lookingyoungsters,withdarkglassesandwornclothes,andhaircoloredbrightredatthefront
Notsounusualthesedays
Whatdidsurprisemewasthathe’dstartedtoeatmychocolate
Naturally,Iwasannoyed
However,toavoidtrouble,Ijustlookeddownatthefrontpageofthenews-paper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate
Theboylookedatmeclosely