Chapter 9Gary and I didn’t chat very much in the mornings, mostly just a few messages periodically. So on a Wednesday morning, it wasn’t a surprise that my workday wasn’t any different. I was giddy after having just rung up a huge order for a customer, consisting of more than twenty pairs of shoes. Of course, the downfall to that was having plenty of empty spots within the racks and not having any more of some of the purchased shoes. Still, I thanked God briefly in prayer for having sent me a generous customer to help with the store sales.
My phone buzzed in silent mode, and I grabbed it while only two customers remained, a straight couple picking out shoes for the man. It was a DM from Gary. We still messaged each other on Twitter and only used Discord for video chats, if just to keep ou
