it can be inferred that the narrator in this story is a female, but it is not stated that the narrator is actually a female← Previous revisionRevision as of 09:52, 1 November 2026 Line 43: Line 43: === "Afternoon at the Bakery" === === "Afternoon at the Bakery" === A narrator of unknown gender (though it is heavily implied that they are female) visits a [[bakery]] on their son's birthday. When they arrive, no one is at the counter, and they sit down to wait. While waiting, an elderly woman comes in and sits next to them, and after some conversation, the narrator reveals that their son is dead. As they sit meditating on the day they found their son—who died of [[suffocation]] after crawling into a [[refrigerator]]—and the aftermath of his death, they notice a young woman in the back of the shop, weeping. Rather than intervene, they watch the woman cry and wait for her to come out. The story ends with the narrator repeating to themselves what they plan to say when the young woman comes out: “Two [[strawberry shortcake (dessert)|strawberry shortcake]]s, please.” A narrator of an unknown gender visits a [[bakery]] on their son's birthday. When they arrive, no one is at the counter, and they sit down to wait. While waiting, an elderly woman comes in and sits next to them, and after some conversation, the narrator reveals that their son is dead. As they sit meditating on the day they found their son—who died of [[suffocation]] after crawling into a [[refrigerator]]—and the aftermath of his death, they notice a young woman in the back of the shop, weeping. Rather than intervene, they watch the woman cry and wait for her to come out. The story ends with the narrator repeating to themselves what they plan to say when the young woman comes out: “Two [[strawberry shortcake (dessert)|strawberry shortcake]]s, please.” === "Fruit Juice" === === "Fruit Juice" ===