Sorry about the wait.”

The man snatched up his sports drinks and walked out, grumbling under his breath.

Carl turned the override key and voided the sale.

He printed the error slip and signed his name at the bottom.

“You turned on the wrong island,” Carl said.

“My mind was somewhere else,” I said.

“I’ll pay the register difference out of my purse.”

Carl tapped the clipboard against his leg one more time.