so i guess by my reasoning around this time caroline would have been sitting in her families grocery shop flicking through the employment section of the newspaper. it would be her younger sisters working the business under her fathers direction while her mother was on the phone to lebanon talking to a cousin who would be arriving next week. it was short notice but the family was used to these visits, constantly having people arrive and depart from and to the old country. they were a close family and caroline could sleep in her sisters room, she had done this on many occasions, the three of them, staying up late and whispering about boys. 
a customer came in and started to fill their basket up with apples, pears and bananas, maybe some chinese vegetables, caroline would lift her head from the newspaper, she would have a big friendly smile and bright sparkle in her eyes, almost mischievous.
she transferred groceries from the scale as her first customer of the day, a regular inquired how the job hunting was going.
'the usual story,' caroline replied, 'hundreds of applications, very few replies.'
'don't you like working in the family business?'
'i'm a 90's girl, independent, besides the twins don't want me as their boss.'
'so what exactly are you looking to do?'
'i have a degree in psychology and behavioural science, i'd like to think i have something to offer. ideally i want to work with young people. that's eleven dollars.
while she looked through her purse for the dollar the customer said, oh my god, you can phycologise me. i've had this awful reoccurring dream that i'm turning blue, it's awful. what does it mean?'
'it means you need to eat more vegetables.'
'oh, more vegetables hey. i better take some carrots and how much is the cauliflower?
caroline would sink her head behind her newspaper to hide her grin while the twins giggled out the back under the disapproving stare of her mother who was now making some tea for them all.