Her hand glances mine as she hands me the money.

Was it intentional? What was that look? What should I do next? “Eleven cents is your change.”

“Thank you,” she responds.

Was the eye contact just to be cordial? “Have a nice day.”

“You too.”

I meant it. Did you?

M.T. Nagel, a writer from the back woods of New Jersey, is fueled by tea and the great unknown.