Together

‘It’s gonna be different.’ She goes, ‘What will be different?’ And I say, ‘The world. People like you, you’re gonna be valued. We won’t go back to the way it was. Valuing the wrong things, like CEOs, or magagines, or brand influencers. People whose jobs aren’t important.’ She goes, ‘People like you, you mean?’ ‘Yeah, yeah. People like me. It’s gonna change. We’ll remember.’ She goes, ‘No, you won’t. You’ll forget. And the world isn’t gonna change.’ And I don’t say anything because I think she might be right. I know she’s right. She goes, ‘Can I help you with anything else, sir?’ (…) She goes back to stocking pita bread and quietly saving all our lives for just above minimum wage.