left the workplace in a hurry you d received a call shortly before lunch and you seemed nervous after you left food in the break room refrigerator is very out of character you proceeded to speed down 787 which is not at all out of character but when you arrive home you decided to keep the car rolling you parked in the supermarket parking lot a few blocks away and listened to public radio the station was doing a fun drive and it was annoying there was snow on the ground but it was about a week old and in upstate new york that makes the snow the same colour as the shitty winter sky things were really bleak the heat in your car makes your lips dry so you go into a supermarket it s a low end grocery store and the shelves are poorly stocked all the packaged food was unhealthy and all the fruit looks bad you walk around for almost 10 minutes looking for an avocado before you realise this market doesn t carry avocados you settle for a packet of corn chips and a can of chilli then you realise you needed a can opener it s ok you needed one for the house anyay in the checkout line you listen to a couple talk about their child like he s a termite infestation they seem to wanna go home even less than you do you left your car in the lot and walk to the park it s mostly homeless people but one mother is trying to get her child to enjoy the terrible snow you feel embarrassed opening the can of chilli but then realise the company you re in and decide it doesn t matter after you dump your chilli into the bag of corn chips you realise you don t have a fork for a desperate moment you consider using a stick but ultimately decide to go without utensils by the time you re done you should be embarrassed your face and your coat are stained with chilli the phone starts to ring but your fingers are so messy you hesitate to pick it up when you see who called you re glad you missed it the mother and her miserable cold child seem to be judging you you spend the rest of the night walking around you realise your phone s dead when you attempt to call a friend for a place to stay so you return to your car the supermarket s still open but it s just you and the employees now you buy some wet wipes for a time you debate sleeping in your car it s now too late to call anyone so you go home it takes a long time for you to open the door and when you do 