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September 30, 2025

The Parking Lot

Zac Smith

THE GROCERY STORE LADY SAID SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY. SHE TOLD ME ALL HER MONEY GOES TO HER DOG. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DOG. BUT I FELT BAD IT'S SO EXPENSIVE SO I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. THE GROCERY STORE LADY DOESN'T LIKE HER JOB. WE USED TO TALK MORE BUT NOW WE DON'T TALK OUTSIDE THE GROCERY STORE. SHE USED TO COME OVER A LOT. BUT THEN SOME WEIRD STUFF HAPPENED. AND SHE GOT A DEMOTION. SHE USED TO HAVE A WALKIE-TALKIE BUT NOW SHE JUST DOES THE REGISTER. AND SHE GOT A DOG I GUESS. I NEVER ASKED WHAT HAPPENED. I'M TOO AFRAID TO BE WEIRD ABOUT US. SO I JUST BUY MY GROCERIES NORMALLY. SHE TOLD ME ONCE SHE WAS ASHAMED OF HOW HORNY SHE WAS FOR ME. SHE SAID I MADE HER FEEL LIKE A DOG, LIKE HOW A DOG LIKES TO EAT SHIT AND PUKE AND PUKE UP THE SHIT AND PUKE, AND I MADE HER FEEL THAT WAY BUT ABOUT HAND STUFF WITH ME. SHE SAID THIS WHILE WE WERE DOING HAND STUFF. THAT WASN'T THE WEIRD PART ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT FELT WEIRD, TOO. I THINK IT'S WEIRD SHE GOT A DOG. BUT I DON'T KNOW. ONCE SHE LEFT HER WALKIE-TALKIE AT MY PLACE. MAYBE THAT'S WHY SHE GOT DEMOTED. I RENT A STUDIO FROM THE MAN WHO OWNS THE WHOLE STRIP MALL. IT'S THE ONLY APARTMENT IN THE PLAZA. SO WE WOULD DO HAND STUFF WHILE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AT THE GROCERY STORE. WHEN SHE SAID THE DOG THING ABOUT BEING HORNY I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT THE PARKING LOT. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE ANY GRASS HERE. IT'S ALL PARKING LOT AND ROAD AND ROCKS. LIKE DECORATIVE ROCKS. IT ISN'T GRAVEL. IT'S BIGGER ROCKS THAN GRAVEL. AND THEY SPRAY WEED KILLER ON THE ROCKS AND THE CRACKS IN THE ROAD SO THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY GRASS OR EVEN ANY WEEDS. SO I THOUGHT SHE THOUGHT ABOUT A DOG BECAUSE A DOG WOULD BE UNHAPPY HERE. AND SHE WANTED TO EXPRESS HOW I MADE HER FEEL HORNY AND HAPPY, LIKE A DOG EATING AND PUKING UP SHIT AND PUKE, AND PROBABLY ALSO BEING HAPPY IN THE GRASS, ROLLING AROUND AND STUFF. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT DOGS. IT MADE SENSE TO ME IN THE MOMENT. AND I LIKED WATCHING THE GROCERY STORE WITH HER WHILE WE DID HAND STUFF. AT NIGHT USUALLY. AFTER IT CLOSED. I LIKED WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND PEOPLE LEFT FOR THE NIGHT. SOMETIMES SHE HAD TO CLOSE AND WOULD COME OVER THEN AND I COULD WATCH HER WALK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. SHE SAID SHE HAS TO BUY FOOD AND PILLS FOR HER DOG. I WANT TO BE HELPFUL. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. AND I FORGOT TO GET EGGS. I MEANT TO TELL HER TO HOLD ON. BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET THE EGGS. MY NEW GIRLFRIEND IS COMING OVER AND SHE LIKES TO EAT EGGS. AND DO MOUTH STUFF. IT'S DIFFERENT THAN HAND STUFF BUT JUST AS GOOD. WE KEEP THE BLINDS CLOSED, TOO. I DON'T LIKE THAT PART AS MUCH BUT IT'S STILL OKAY. BUT I FORGOT TO SAY HOLD ON ABOUT THE EGGS AND I'M GETTING THE EGGS. I JUST REALIZED. THE GROCERY STORE LADY PROBABLY THINKS I RAN AWAY BECAUSE OF THE DOG AND THE MEMORIES OF THE PUKE AND SHIT THING SHE SAID. THAT WAS THE LAST THING SHE SAID TO ME BEFORE WE BROKE UP. OTHER THAN NORMAL STUFF WHEN I COME IN TO BUY GROCERIES. SO I NEED TO TELL HER I DON'T CARE ABOUT HER DOG. BUT NOT IN THAT WAY. I MEANT THAT DIFFERENT. I MEAN THAT I JUST NEEDED EGGS AND I'M NOT UPSET ABOUT HER DOG OR THE DOG PUKE THING SHE SAID. I ALSO NEED ALKA-SELTZER TABLETS FOR THIS SCIENCE EXPERIMENT I SAW ON THE INTERNET I'M GOING TO SHOW MY NEW GIRLFRIEND. AND THEN WE'LL DO MOUTH STUFF AND EAT EGGS. I'M NOT BIG INTO EGGS BUT I'M STILL EXCITED TO BE HONEST. LIFE IS ABOUT LEARNING TO ENJOY NEW THINGS. DAD WAS DEFINITELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT. OH SHIT. OH MY GOD. SHE'S COMING DOWN THE AISLE TOWARD ME. FUCK. I NEED TO CALL YOU BACK. NO, I KNOW. DON'T TELL DAD YOU SPOKE WITH ME. I HAVE TO GO. BYE.