A&P-Character Clash

By Ava C.

I walk in to the front of the A&P. Two days after I quit, I'm back. My parents said we didn't have enough money to stay in our 2 bedroom flat on Keeler. So yesterday, I went searching for a good job. It's funny how no one in this small town wants to hire a uneducated 19 year old. So here I am. Back at the front door of the grocery store.
I went looking for the girls at the beach but couldn't find them. I looked and looked until it got dark. I went home. Lengel had already called my folks. My dad was waiting for me on the couch. He wasn't happy.
I walked into the store. It smelled the deli meats. I went to Lengel’s door. He gave me my job back right away. Mom must have called him. I walk to my old cash register. The store is empty. In walks a girl I think I’ve seen before. The girl looks toward me and smiles,
"Hi Sammy! I haven't seen you in forever"
I looked at her with a blank.
"Do your remember me? It's me Esperanza. We used to play in the park on Keeler St. together.”
My mind flashed back to the little, scrawny girl how would cry when she didn’t win a game. But now she is filled out in the right places. She has some meat on her bones. She has a nice lookin’ face, too.
“Oh, Yeah” I said bluntly.
She seems unsatified and moves over to Stokies register. She leaves with her canned green beans.
Later Stokies gives me a little piece of paper. I open it.
Call me
876-844-0493
-Esperanza