“Sadie said he told her welding contracts were hard to come by,” I said.

“They are,” Tasha said quickly.

She took a step back, gripping her cart handle.

“Things are just so tight for everybody right now.

Rory feels awful about it.

He really does.”

I looked down at the fancy groceries piled in the metal basket.

“People who are really broke don’t buy imported cheese on a Wednesday,” I said.