The Grocery Store
By: Kiera Kay
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Adrian Monk was walking around Corrado's supermarket in the mist of midday in June. It was outstandingly hot in San Francisco…so hot that he was even wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
Tucked in of course.
But that's beside the point. As he walked through the narrow isles of the large building he examined each item closely, trying to find exactly what he wanted: but that was pretty hard to do because he did not know what he wanted anymore.
It had been five years, three days and fourteen hours to the day since his world turned upside down: even more than it was already. He had never really gotten over her leaving, but he had moved on. Natalie was a hoax: who was he kidding himself…. no one would ever be like her.
Monk fired her a year ago: and ever since he had been lonely.
Business seemed slower than it ever had before and a normal day for him would be to sit home and…. clean.
He picked a few items up off the shelf and carefully placed them in the cart. He started at them firmly trying to figure out how he should line them up. Carefully he moved some from left to right: top to bottom and then back to where they were.
"The bread should be on top."
Monks heart froze in his chest. He dropped the can of green beans he was holding in his hand and closed his eyes. It couldn't be….
Could it?
There was only one way to know…
He slowly turned around and saw her…blonde hair flowing like a river, blue eyes shining as bright as a light. A few small wrinkles creased near her cheeks. The same wrinkles that Trudy had. The day he had been waiting for had finally come.
"Hey detective." She said in her charming voice.
They stared at each other for a few seconds, not moving a muscle in their bodies. Their gaze was rock solid on each other: they did not even let a sales announcement break their senses.
"Sharona," Monk finally uttered softly.
He never expected to run into her…especially not in a grocery store in San Francisco.
He was so overcome with emotion that he did something Monk would never do…hugged her.
He slowly moved toward her and slid his arms underneath hers. He placed his chin on top of her shoulder and swayed back and forth caringly.
She was surprised at first, but she laid her head down on his shoulder as she felt a tear of sadness and a tear of joy slip out of each eye.
She tried not to sniffle: she did not want him to know she was crying, but couldn't help it. Of course Monk caught on and released her. He still held on of her hands in his own.
"What are you doing here?"
It seemed like he was the only one who could talk today.
She wiped away a small droplet and smiled at him, "I moved back."
Halleluiah was the only word that popped into his head.
He looked up at the ceiling and muttered, "Thank you Lord."
She laughed while she hit him playfully and studied him closely in the process. She could tell that he had lost weight and that he wasn't as strong at he used to be. (So much for benching 200) She could sense the loneliness in him and knew it was partly because of her.
"Why'd you come back?"
She quickly looked down at her shoes and fidgeted with the bottom of her shirt, "Um, I'd rather not talk about it…"
"Sharona…"
Monk could not believe she was keeping something this big from him: they always used to tell each other everything. He could also tell that something was terribly wrong.
He placed a caring hand on her shoulder as she flinched at his touch. She looked him straight in his curious eyes: "I haven't told anyone yet."
"It's okay you can tell me…"
"It's more complicated than you…."
"Sharona."
She knew she needed to tell someone before she burst. She couldn't handle the guilt and anger inside by herself. She let out a small sob and Monk quickly was to her comfort.
As She placed her head on his shoulder for the second time that day she sniffled and whispered in his ear…
"Trevor…was abusing me."
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Kiera Kay