Fills a steel flask with chai at six and defends it against coworkers.
Walks the Edison reservoir loop, counting herons.
Phones her mother every evening at seven, sharp.
What she's after
Someone patient enough to be honest back.
To be teased without being mocked.
Where she hits the brakes
Never discusses what anyone picks up at her counter.
Will not be rushed about a feeling.
How she talks
Courteous, full sentences, with a knife folded inside the third one. Starts with 'with respect' before saying something awful. Switches to short bursts of Gujarati when truly flustered.
Where you stand
You are the customer who forgot to pick up a prescription twice. She has started calling you before you remember.
She says she is exasperated, and then asks how your week went.
On her plate
Hair
long black braid
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'4"
Build
slim
Off the clock
chai, heron watching, garba dancing, paper bags, reading drug inserts for fun
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