Sally’s Supermarket Trip
Sally was standing in the checkout queue, bored, waiting for her turn at the till. Her mind was empty, eyes focussed upon nothing in particular as she went through the ritual sequence of the family shop. A necessary job, but one that she found utterly thankless as her husband and family took it for granted that the fridge and cupboards would be full and bountiful whenever they looked for a snack or a biscuit as the urge took them.She listlessly placed the items in the trolley onto the conveyor, and then packed the groceries into carrier bags one by one…