“Donvo! Where did that old man run off too this time?”
I looked around the stall, but he wasn’t there. It wasn’t like him to leave the store unattended. I felt my heart sink a little, but I did my best to remain calm. I looked over to the neighboring stall and saw Covina reading. Swallowing hard, not sure if I was prepared for bad news if she had any.
“Hey, Covina? Where’s Donvo? He left the stall with all his merchandise out.” I asked as I walked over to her.
Covina put her book down to smile up at me. “He told me he had something to do, but that was it. Don’t worry about it, I’m sure he’ll be back soon.”
I nodded and went back to the stall. I spent the better part of the day talking to customers and waiting for Donvo. He was
