Vassiliki & David

essential worker

On his way to work, Charles often liked to stop for a muffin. The muffin shop was warm. The woman behind the counter always had a knowing smile strapped across her face. She was younger than Charles but gave him maternal feelings. Charles hadn’t come to appreciate muffins until he was already an adult, but something about the shop brought him back to childhood; so whenever he had time, he would make sure to stop in on his way to the slaughterhouse.