Haley's POV
Thunk—
The cereal in my hand dropped to the floor, and I had a vague sense of someone calling out to me. My heart sank suddenly, my chest filled with this strange emotion.
"Good morning, Haley," As I picked up the cereal from the floor and placed it back in the shopping cart, I heard Simonne's gentle voice behind me. It seems the earlier illusion must have been her.
I turned around and smiled.
"Good morning, Haley," I heard Simone's soft voice behind me.
I turned around and smiled.
"Good morning, Simone," I said. "How are you?"
Simone was an older woman I met in the grocery store. Both of us were distracted and weren't looking up. We bumped into each other and almost fell over. She kept apologizing and checking if I was okay. It took me a while to convince her that I w
