She sat, looking down at the boxes and the shoes beside them.
Two pairs, they were both nice, one red and the other blue. The saleslady crouched down next to her. She had been very patient.
“The blue would go with an outfit I’ve got.”
“Red is certainly a colour very much in fashion at the moment.”
“Yes, I suppose so, but are they too…loud?”
“Not really. A lot of people seem to be wearing them!”
“Oh! I don’t know. I’ll have to think about it.”
“No time like the present…”
“I just don’t want to buy something and regret it afterwards.”
“OK. That’s understandable. Have you considered that instead of red and blue, you mix them as a compromise? To make purple, maybe?”
“Purple! Are you kidding! Yuk! Haven’t you been listening to anything I’ve been saying?”
She stood up abruptly and left the shop, leaving the assistant confused.
Back out on the street, she decided that thinking things over in her head didn’t always resolve matters!