[Dennis]
By the time Wednesday came around, I found I was truly smitten by Sybil. Her perspective was different from any I’d ever seen. She was a realist in many respects but also had a bright and shining form of optimism that often caught me off-guard. I never knew when she would be one or the other.
Most evenings, I was coming to her work and talking with her while she stocked shelves. I even took the initiative to help by marking the things she needed while she worked. It wasn’t something I imagined doing, but it was relaxing to have this little tradition building.
I wasn’t unaware of the danger in her working at this place, but I held my tongue. For now. I was waiting for the right time to broach the subject of her coming to work for me. After seeing her work ethic and diligence,
