[ WP ] Two strangers accidentally swap carts in a grocery store .

`` I do n't want you to go to the store. I want you to WANT to go to the store!'' 
 Her eyes were like fire. We had been arguing for the past 30 minutes about who should go to the store for toothpaste. 
 
 I felt like we were in a sitcom but there was no laugh track, witty comeback, and there sure as hell was n't going to be any make up sex. There was just fire. Fire in her eyes and in her voice. We'd be fighting a lot like this, lately. Little things turned into big things and big things turned into a massive heap of shit. 
 
 Just a 6 months ago we were newly weds. Just smiles and laughs and if you told those two happy people about this argument they'd roll their eyes and say `` That'll never be us.'' 
 
 `` Well goddammit Jenny! I'm going to the fucking store now!'' 
 
 That did it. We're now at stage: big heaping pile shit. 
 
 `` You just do n't get it!'' she screamed back. She pulled her hair in frustration. `` Just go. You know --'' 
 
 I did n't hear what she said after that, I was already out the door and ended our argument with a slammed door. 
 
 Driving always relaxes me. I decided to drive a little further than usual just to clear my head. I passed our regular grocery store and just kept going. At the very least i was going to the store at the far end of town near the highway. 
 
 It was one of the discount stores. Things were slightly cheaper because they were either damaged or nearing expiration. We shopped here sometimes when money was tight after I was laid off. 
 
 I grabbed a shopping cart and decided that just a tube of toothpaste was n't worth the drive down here. Plus, i've always been a sucker for a good deal. I grabbed a cart with a squeaky wheel and rolled it through the aisles. 
 
 I started to fill the cart with various things that we needed. 
 
 We're out of plastic trash bags. Jenny likes the get the heavy duty ones because it's worth the extra money to not have a bag rip on you. 
 
 She's also been begging me to do the weeds in the yard since i'm home now. So i'll get a shovel and a hand saw for the weeds. 
 
 Got ta get some anti freeze too for the winter. I've been driving the same car since high school and i know from past experience that it's always good to have anti freeze on hand. 
 
 Is that passion fruit kool-aid?! i thought they discontinued that. It's probably worth a fortune on eBay. 
 
 A couple bottles of cheap whiskey would n't hurt. Might down a couple of swigs before in the driveway before i head back into the house. 
 
 I'll probably need some gloves for the yard work as well. 
 
 Duct tape for the shower curtain rod. check. 
 
 And there i saw it. from across the store was a bob dylan greatest hits album. I parked my cart next to another idle cart and walked over to the cd display rack. 
 
 Bob dylans greatest hits on cd? Yep. In the cart. 
 
 I stopped before it got too bad. I'll admit the bob dylan CD may have been a little over the top but it might be great to get high to later while Jenny is working late at her lawfirm. 
 
 I grabbed my cart and rolled it up the nearest open register. Normally the employees at any discount store is not what society would consider attractive. I'll be blunt. They're typically trolls. But this cashier was the exception. She was gorgeous. 
 
 `` Hi. How are you doing?'' she said smiling 
 
 Oh if i was n't married. Actually, at this point even if i am married. 
 
 I attempted to flirt with her as i unloaded my cart onto the belt. Or i think i did. It's been awhile since i've flirted with anyone. 
 
 I paid the bill and placed my bags into my cart and tried to think of something clever to leave the cashier girl with. 
 
 I fumbled out a `` bye'' before i turned around to leave. Red faced i wheeled my cart to car and unloaded the bags into my trunk. 
 
 I drove home replaying the glimpse of her ass i managed to sneak as i walked away. Everything felt a little better and I did n't think i would even need to pop open the bottle of whiskey before i faced Jenny. 
 
 I pulled into the driveway and brought the grocery bags inside. 
 
 She was waiting for me. She eyed the bags curiously. 
 
 `` What's all this? Did you get the toothpaste?'' she asked 
 
 `` yeah. I got the fucking toothpaste.'' I replied. I guess i was still a little bit mad. Maybe i should have popped open the whiskey. 
 
 I put the bags on the table and began emptying them. Something was n't right. I do n't remember buying a hose, or scouring pads, dryer sheets, a questionable steak. All the bags were filled with the wrong items. 
 
 I let out a soft goddammit. No way in hell i was going to let on that i had grabbed the wrong shopping cart and did n't notice during check out because i was too busy trying to flirt with the checkout girl. 
 
 `` no toothpaste. the one thing we ACTUALLY needed.'' She rolled her eyes and left the room. 
 
 About a month had passed when Jenny started working later nights at the law firm. She came home and expressed her frustration with the case. She normally is n't supposed to tell me any of the details of what she's working on but sometimes she does to get it off of her chest. 
 
 `` what happened?'' i asked. 
 
 `` Well the defendant is a man that dismembered his wife with a hacksaw and buried her body parts in trash bags in the backyard.'' She explained. 
 
 `` That does n't really seem out of the ordinary as far as murders go jen.'' I replied 
 
 She continued, `` and the autopsy revealed that he killed her by giving her passion fruit kool-aid laced with anti-freeze. When the police arrested him he had bloody gloves on and was listening to bob dylan while drinking whiskey. The weird part is that he claims he was just following a sign from the universe. Is n't that crazy? Are you okay? you do n't look so well.'' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

