I ordered my food. She took my money with a dead expression on her face and gave me the receipt. I was invisible to her and clearly, she didn’t want to be there. To lighten things up I asked her, “what’s your favorite thing to do when you get home after work?”
A smile spread across her face like sunshine and instantly she replied, “oh take a shower,” and giggled as if she’d been eyeing that prospect all day. “yeah definitely take a shower.” I replied, “mmmmm good choice,” and walked away and returned to my depression.