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  • The last step in making turtles. I poured chocolate over the caramel mixture in the little paper cups. It occurred to me that the chocolate was cold by now and shouldn't be pouring this well, but as long as I didn't question it, it worked just fine. There were lots of us in the shop but the ones in charge had to step outside for a second. They wanted me to stand behind the register, which I didn't know how to work. I was nervous about that. Plus, I didn't want everyone to think I was a lesbian too.

  • arranging the bottles of nail polish in a store display as if they were mine

  • When I got to the meeting, she was there. What do you mean she's on our team? Cory tried to keep us both calm and happy but it didn't work. I "fell" into his lap and knocked all her stuff off the table. I knew how much he liked my hair. I was him for a flash, and saw how uncomfortable everything was for him, not just this moment, but everything.