Yesterday, consumed with guilt for even a small amount of time away from Goblin, I went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. On my way out, the employee assigned to keeping the carts organized came up to retrieve the one I had been using. “You have a nice day,” he said as he rolled it away from me.

“Well, you, too!” I called after him, masquerading as someone cheerful. “See you later!”

See you later.

Why the hell did I say that? Am I really going to see him later? Maybe, although I wouldn’t recognize him again if be bit me on the face. (On the other hand, if he did bite me on the face, I might recognize him the time after that.)

I guess sometimes people just say things.

Update: My therapist would say I'm being too hard on myself, I think. I did say that I would see him later, after all, which is quite likely considering I go to that grocery store twice a week. I did not say, "Recognize you later," which is a different ball of wax.