The new month began with a schedule I couldn't read until the clerk turned it toward me.
My request had been accepted for a location check. The holding office had confirmed that the receipt justified tracing the deposited unit. A custodian still needed to accompany me, and the route had to remain within the current medical limits.
There was a place the following afternoon if the work inspection finished on time. I was looking at that last condition when Valeria spoke behind me.
"You're becoming a regular here."
I moved aside so the clerk could serve the person after me.
"The chairs are excellent."
Valeria glanced at the nearest one. Its seat had been repaired with a board that didn't match the rest.
"You have unusual standards."
"They let me sit down."
She carried a narrow folder tied with a blue cord. A second set of papers rested beneath her arm, their edges covered in small marks. She had come for something of her own. Unfortunately, she had seen mine first.
