The Journey Prize Stories 28 (2016) - Plot & Excerpts
I read on a parenting website that newborns need a change twelve times a day, and one pack contains two hundred. So a pack would last us only two weeks, and we might be too busy then to buy more. I also found a yellow pillow for feeding that I thought Sapna might find useful. I grabbed it, then I wheeled back the cart to pick up a pink-coloured spare for when the first became soiled. After lunchtime was the most crowded time of day to shop. Every other aisle, there were sampling stations and crowds in semicircles around them. I had a quarter-slice of white bread spread with hazelnut chocolate, some coconut water, and a couple of cheeses. Near the checkout, a woman was roasting coffee for sampling, but it wasn’t ready yet. I lingered in the area, but then I saw a sign for pyjamas for women. Sapna had mentioned needing some more for after the baby was born, and I decided to pick two sets up for her. By the time I remembered the coffee, a crowd had formed. I tried to reach for a sample, but it was impossible.
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