TAKING THE WEIGHT OFF

'There should be someone helping you,' she said to the woman serving.
'I know, I know.'
'...left here on your own...'
'I know, I know.'
'...look at the queue...'
I was stood behind the woman talking even though she'd arrived at the new Costa's in Broadmead after me.
'That was skilful,' I said to her, impressed at the manouver.
'Five minutes,' she'd said earlier showing her watch.
'Ten minutes for me,' I said.
I'd taken the SC into Here Gallery and been paid for last month's:-
'Do you know who did the painting on the wall?' I said.
'The crocodile, yes, I recognised it, he's exhibited downstairs. But the skull, no,' he said. 'I've seen smaller ones around and just the teeth.'
'Yeh, there's one on the side just below the big one...and there're others I've seen.'
At Cex I traded in a Law and Order DVD and got the first series of The Wire.
Outside unlocking my bike I felt better than this morning. I like using the Cex trade-in service. I'd spoken to her on the phone and run out of excuses before coming into town.
'Enjoy your coffee,' said the woman as she was leaving in the direction of the hub. 'I'm off home, going to put my feet up, take the weight off...'