Random Act of Apathy
I shopped for food and drink at the local Drop & Mop Grocery Store last week. Standing in the checkout line with my carriage, I overheard conversation between the cashier and the person ahead of me.
The cashier said, “Hello, would you mind if I expressed something to you?”
The customer said, “I don’t. Please do.”
The cashier went on, “Well, excuse me, and I mean this in the most respectful way, but I believe it would be wrong of me not to tell you how much I absolutely don’t care whether your cousin won the little league baseball home run derby or whether he didn’t. It makes absolutely no difference to me. Also, I overheard you talking about whether your necklace is green or blue. I would like you to know that I don’t care about that either. Not one bit.”
After patiently listening until the cashier finished speaking, the customer responded, “What? I don’t understand. Of course you care.”
“By my mother’s grave, I assure you that I do not care.”
“Dang. I must admit, I am disappointed.”
“Understandably so, but still, I do not care.”
“Not at all?”
“No.”
“Ok, so it is, then, I guess.”
“Yep. Anyways, that will be $37.22. Cash or card?”
The customer swiped his card without saying much, waited for a beep to indicate the transaction had completed, grabbed his three plastic bags of groceries, and left. It was my turn in line next.
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