What Now
By Gene Aronowitz
Linda and I were shopping at a local supermarket. The shopping cart was nearly full, and we had only three items left to locate: hummus, blueberries, and fish fillets. “I’ll get the fish,” Linda said.
I approached the courtesy counter. “Do you have any hummus,” I asked.
The attendant pointed toward the vegetable aisle. “All the way at the end,” she said.
I found classic hummus where she said it would be and found our shopping cart where we had left it. Then, I returned to the courtesy counter. “You couldn’t find it?” she said.
“Oh yes, I found it, but now I need some blueberries.” She pointed at the aisle behind me. I went over and picked up a large container of the berries that we eat nearly every morning with cereal. When I returned to where the shopping cart had been, I couldn’t find it so I began my search. The attendant saw me walking by and said abruptly, “What are you looking for now?”
“My wife,” I replied and saw her grin broadly.
