Chapter 301: Christian

This is true love. You think this happens every day?

~Westley in The Princess Bride

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December, 2020

Christian drummed his fingers on the counter of the bakery, trying to wait patiently for the customer in front of him to make a decision, but it was a struggle. She was a painfully thin, older woman in town – Mrs. Gehring? Maybe? He was never good with names – whose husband used to be a big farmer. He'd died many years ago and she'd sold the farm and moved to town.

Nice, elderly lady. Sweet. Kind.

And if she didn't pick out a donut in the next 13 seconds, he was going to strangle her.

Finally content with her choice, she worked her way to the front door, cane firmly in hand, waving it at people as she went. Christian worried a bit about her aim – was she going to whack anyone with her cane on the way? – but not that worried. He had much more important things to do.