After one year:
Alicia stood behind the counter looking exhausted. Her legs were hurting like hell as she was standing for a long time. She darted around the store carefully and making sure no one was around, she plunged on her chair feeling heavenly.
“Ahh! My leg…” she mumbled massaging her calf.
She was halfway through massaging when suddenly she heard the door of the store opening. She hastily got on her feet to attend to whoever was entering. But seeing Zoe, her colleague entering the store, she plunged back to her seat taking a long breath.
“Thank God, it is you, Zoe. I can rest for some time. My legs are hurting like hell,” Alicia said in relief.
Zoe flipped the opened signboard into closed and hastily wade towards Alicia. “Get… up we need to close the store.” Zoe’s tone was mi
