As he checked out, the sleepy cashier glanced at the small box. "Late night caffeine emergency?"
The hum of the fluorescent lights in the 24-hour supercenter always felt a little more judging at 3:00 AM. Arthur stood in Aisle 14, his eyes blurred from a week of double shifts, staring at a wall of plastic and mesh.
He’d first tried , but the ‘Next Day’ delivery felt like a lifetime away. Then he’d sprinted to the local Target just before closing, only to find the shelf bare. Now, he was at Walmart , praying to the gods of retail.
As he checked out, the sleepy cashier glanced at the small box. "Late night caffeine emergency?"
The hum of the fluorescent lights in the 24-hour supercenter always felt a little more judging at 3:00 AM. Arthur stood in Aisle 14, his eyes blurred from a week of double shifts, staring at a wall of plastic and mesh.
He’d first tried , but the ‘Next Day’ delivery felt like a lifetime away. Then he’d sprinted to the local Target just before closing, only to find the shelf bare. Now, he was at Walmart , praying to the gods of retail.