Pleasedon’tcalltheauthorities,butIthinkImayhavejustrobbedasandwichshop.Itwasanaccident,Iswear.Myintentionsweregoodthroughtheentiretransaction,mydemeanornonthreatening,thecashierentirelyunconcernedbymypresence.Itwasallsomundane,sounremarkablethatImighthaveforgottenthewholescenebytomorrowifnotforthatonestickydetail.anhonestmealafteralongday.Somethingeasyandfast,unchallengingflavorstosoothetheacheofcomfortfoodcravings.Indeed,Igotpreciselythat;agloriousbanhmi,deckedoutincrisppickledvegetablesandbeautifullyburnishedlemongrasstofuMathematicsSummerCourses.Infiveminutesflat,fromthemomentIburstthroughthedooratCamHuong,myorderwasready,stuffedtoburstingwithbeancurdstillwarmfromthefryer.Iracedhome,cradlingmytreasureclosetomychest,likeapreciousbabyswaddledindelipaper.OnlyafterItorethroughthewrappingpaperandtookmyfirstmonstrousbitedidIrealizemypotentiallylarcenouspredicament.Checkingmywallet,onlythreeone-dollarbillsweremissing.Thatwouldn’tevenbeenoughtocoverthetipformostbayareameals.Howcouldthatpossiblysufficeforafull8inchesofsubsatisfaction?Evenaprepackagedgasstationpeanutbutterandjellysandwichwouldcommanda5-spot,atleast.Isupposethismakesmeafugitiveontherunnow.I’mneitherarmednordangerous,butIdocommandaferociousappetite,soifyoueverneedapartnerinbanhmicrime…I’dgladlybecomearepeatoffender.
