Jonathan
Stretching my arms out wide, I groaned at the end of another successful busy day. Preparing to close the store for the door, I packed the dirty dishes to the sink to wash them.
As I did the dishes, I thought back to Ciara's advice about the picnic. As I dwelled upon it, the main entrance door slid open as Alena's figure came to view.
"I thought I told you not to show up at the store today, young lady?" I questioned.
Alena rolled her eyes, playfully dumping her school bag on an empty chair as she joined me. "Oh, give me a break old man. School is way past over and so is my lesson. Should I help with the dishes?"
"And homework?"
"I did them during lesson, do you want to confirm?"
Don't get me wrong, I admired how much Alena wanted to help me around the store but I didn't w
