INITIATED
She’d taken the morning off from work, believing the process would take a couple of hours, not a couple of minutes. “Well, since I have a little time to kill…” She eyed the donut shop across the street. She’d skipped breakfast. Or rather, she’d grabbed a slice of white bread on her way out the door before she drove over here. It wasn’t because she was pressed for time, or that she wasn’t hungry. It was because her stomach had been tied in knots in anticipation. Now she was ready for a cup of coffee. And a donut. “No, two donuts. Chocolate topped.” Since the shop was less than a block away, she chose to walk it.
The shop was busy but not crowded. She placed her order at the counter, paid for it, took her donuts and coffee, and found an empty booth. After adding sweetener to her
