The suckability of grown-up-dom...

So, I was walking through the shopping centre in my lunch hour with my ulltra healthy salad in hand…sigh…when I came across the cops. One was staked out near the shoe shop and the other was near the sunglass shop and they were both holding walkie-talkies and looking through the glass of those shops at the entrance to Big W (like Kmart). I slowed my steps waiting for action. Nothing. I slowed some more as a bunch of security guys rushed in. More nothing. I came to a complete stop and pretended I was interested in tacky Aussie souvenirs that had ‘Cairns’ spelt incorrectly but then what do you expect of things made in China? Still nothing happening - just men hovering and talking into walkie-talkies. Sadly, I then realized I had to go back to work with my salad and I realized being a grown up sucks.

And then what happened?

At the supermarket after work there was a bunch of cop cars outside. Hmmm…anyway I bought what I had to and headed to the check out nearest to where the cops were all gathered. Well, I wanted to know the goss. Anyway the check out chick…er, staff member… had a couple of customer’s before me but her eyes were riveted on the cops. I could see in her eyes she was busting to tell someone what was going on/had happened and the two people before me looked like good citizens, unlikely to gossip. She was lucky I came along. She saw me, recognized a kindred soul and spilled her guts with all the gory details in the time it took to bag my groceries. That’s my good deed for the day…gossip – don’t keep it inside. It’ll give you a leg cramp…

Amarinda Jones
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