Thirteen Years Later, Two Blue Competition Badges Answered Every Question
“A clerk mistyped two names in alphabetical order and marked them both.” Arthur folded the sheet along a crease he had already made.
“At seven this morning I emailed our receipts back.
Nobody answered.
At eight I called, and a woman told me our region’s paperwork was in order and I ought to check the roster again.”
“What woman?”
“I didn’t get a name.
She talked like she was reading off a card.
I wrote the time on the back of the gas receipt.