I was at Albertson’s. The people ahead — man, woman, and younger woman — were paying. Setting my items onto the belt, I spotted a tub of deli pasta salad and held it up. “Who does this belong to?”
Attention swiveled. “Whoops,” the man said, laughing.
In the same instant, the young, blond cashier cried out, “Oh, no, I made a mistake, I missed something!”
The woman fluttered a hand. “It’s not a problem. Don’t worry about it.”
The young woman gasped. “Oh, no, we can’t go without that!”
Amused as the error was fixed, I hid a private chuckle, entertained by the reactions.
We’ve all been there.
Michael Seidel, writer 
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