MONICA
The time away from work dragged by. Monica attempted to busy herself with getting
fall chrysanthemums for the outdoor planters. Sweeny’s Garden was always a great
place to stroll and get lost for a while. With acres of plants and trees, it typically
took the salespeople and gardeners a while before they noticed she’d been wandering
aimlessly without adding anything to the red wagon she pulled from section to section.
Monica spent hours wandering through Sweeny’s Garden, like a cat examining a mouse
hole. Next to shoes, plants were her biggest delight, and the good ones cost a small
fortune. That was something she needed to consider more seriously, now that her job
appeared to be on shaky ground. She hadn’t quite figured out how to shoplift garden
plants without being notic
