My ex had entirely recovered by the next day. He was not interested in talking about the experience at Skyline Chili, and I let it go, recognizing the look of someone who has gone through a traumatic event. We sat together, sipping coffee and going through the newspaper; my ex would try to remain current with the news around the world with the help of the trusty English/Spanish dictionary by his side and a cool gadget, The Franklin Pocket Translator Spanish/English. We spent hours marveling at the American ingenuity in creating small machines that knew languages. That afternoon, we would take the little gadget on our first shopping trip to JCPenney, the famous American store.
We walked in through the shoe department; we were soon overwhelmed by the enormous variety of inventory, from shoe
