Not As Express As I Had Hoped

OVERHEARD, VOL. 2

Location - The express check-out line at Meier & Frank department store

Cast of characters - A customer who talks with food in her mouth (C), and an employee of the store (E)

C: I need to pay you for this candy bar that I'm eating.

E: Oh, do you have the part of the wrapper that has the bar code, so I can scan it?

C: Ummh . . . Lemmme jik mu podet.

E: Excuse me?

C: Sorry, this chocolate is good. Let me check my pocket.

E: Aah . . .

C: Eeya iz.

E: Excuse me?

C: Here it is.

E: Great, thanks. That will be $2.75.

C: Oh, I didn't know it cost that much. $2.75 for this little chocolate bar?!? That seems like a lot. I'm not sure if I want it.

E: Well, you're eating it. I can't take it back from you.

C: I eek azova brithe.

E: Excuse me?

C: I think it's overpriced. So, what do you suggest we do?

E: Well, I'm new, but I suggest that you pay for it, since it's almost gone. Or I can call my manager. I'm new.

C: Aach, don't bother. Here's the money. And you can tell your manager that this chocolate is overpriced.

E: I will. And you have a small trail of chocolate leaving the corner of your mouth . . . you may want to wipe it off . . . no, the other side . . . almost gone . . . there, good job.