She used to wear her hair down. She smiles at me.I see myself smiling back. A back-and-forth kind of smile,lasting several secondswhich triggered a tension in me, a kind of freezing.Unconsciously, I held my breath.I see myself turning toward the customer who has just entered, balancing a large cauliflower on one hand, while with the other she closes the door behind her—then immediately grasps the cauliflower with both hands again, as it had begun to sway dangerously when held with only one, which triggered a tension in me, a kind of freezing.

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