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Mal.
Damn her name is stuck in my head up there.
Mal.
Hmmm.
Mal.
Maybe Mal was meant for something?
That would actually make sense if it was a nickname. Maybe Mal was her nickname.
There could be potential meanings of her name or nickname, or short name, ‘Mal’. I paused and continued to wonder if Mal stood for a shortening of her birth name like ‘Marilyn’, and maybe ‘Marie’. I could even consider some more unique or bizarre alternatives like ‘Malena’, maybe ‘Marilyne’, or even ‘Maila’, maybe ‘Myla’. I paused for a while and I might even contemplate if Mal was actually a shorter term for ‘Malina’ or even ‘Malaysia’.
I could not help but chuckle inwardly under my throat. I looked back at the female customer who was looking at me as if I had done something wrong,
