Staples

Date/Timing: 16 April 2015
Setting: Grocery store; Koffiefontein, FS, South Africa
Inspiration: a prompt
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Griet hands Pietr half of the grocery list, tucks hers away in her purse. ::/Only what's on the list, Dandelion. /Only. I've budgeted it down to the rand.::
Pietr crosses his heart.
She approves, shoos him toward the far side of the market.
He salutes, nabs the trolley, skips away.
Griet smiles, picks up a basket, sets off.
She ticks off the items as she selects them.
Garlic, one bulb.
Yellow onions, two.
Carrots, one bunch.
Tomatoes, a half-kilo.
Potatoes, one kilo.
Chicken, one whole.
Bovril, one jar.
Finished.
She scans the aisle.
No Pietr.
Of course not.
He's dallying somewhere.
Griet strolls to the front of the shop, peers down each aisle in turn.
No sign of him on the side of the store he should be.
She cuts through the cold section to the back row.
She's almost finished a lap when she spots him.
Exactly where he /shouldn't be: admiring the candy display.
She sighs long-sufferingly, strolls up, taps his arm.
He startles, immediately pinks and ducks his head. ::I was just looking?:: 
Griet puts her basket at her feet. ::You shouldn't torture yourself like that.::
He pouts. ::It's not torture; it's daydreaming.::
.::Maybe next time we'll have a little extra for something fun.:: She smiles hopefully.
Pietr crosses his fingers.
Griet laughs.
.::Did I get everything?:: He digs his list from his pocket, hands it over.
She checks the trolley.
Pietr shifts things around for the basket.
Dried beans, two kilos.
Rice, five kilos.
Cooking oil, one liter.
Coffee, one kilo.
Bread flour, two kilos.
Powdered milk, one box.
Noodles, one package each spaghetti and macaroni.
She pockets the list, kisses his cheek. ::Perfect.::
Pietr preens.
.::Let's go pay so I can get the bread started.::
Pietr nods, grabs the trolley, sails ahead to the clerk.
Griet shakes her head and follows.
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