her boyfriend, or whoever, was being an ass. yelling on his phone, throwing it around. eventually broke it, while she sat there, hunched, near tears.

employees warned me about him.

i saw her move into the bathroom to cry, then come back out and sit on a couch.

i had one of my employees go get a cup to go give to her, but the employee kind of got shy on me, so i grabbed it and went over to her.

didnt realize just how beautiful she was until she looked up at me.

i said "hi. i was wondering if you wanted something to drink, or something to eat."

and she smiled and said thank you, but no.

i said "are you sure? you dont look like you're having a good night."

and she smiled a little more and so no, i'm fine, but thank you.

and i kind of did my nervous clumsy put the cup down next to her, back away and goofy grin at her.

and i kept an eye on her about half an hour. she went from the cup sitting next to her, to the cup in her hand, spinning it slowly.

i kept thinking i should go up to her, sit down to next to her, just talk to her a little bit. make her laugh some.

cause i could have. i know that much.

made her smile a little bit more.

but i didnt. and some people she knew showed up, so she left.

and that's my christmas story.