chocolate vendor

The chocolate vendor waited for the customers to enter her colorful shop in order to start building stories in her head and in her notebook, her main hobby. she would try to look into the buyers’ eyes and start the narrative:  she had printed on the lacey ribbons she used for packaging, in fine print, labels to classify the receiver and sender of the parcels. “to lovers, seeking reconciliation, seeking apology, condolences, congratulations, dinners, dates, newborns, lunch, congratulations…” But her favorite was complex love stories. Her ribbons were color coded. The print on them was almost invisible. But those who did decipher it, had more stories to imagine. They saved those ribbons and sent them back with an added message. and the stories continued and traveled the world…