Pubescent blonde. Incandescent room

A Borders shop just outside of Philadelphia

Wide eyed - jet lagged - desperately needing to piss

I limp to the front counter politely asking where the toilet is

& with a look of slight confusion the staff member nods

We weave through the aisles

Rush of relief

As I follow this angel to my bladder oasis

The ascending staircase

Each step a touch more painful than the last

But suddenly?We stop mid aisle

The staff member turns back to say

“Here you go”

As they start to walk away

I start to realize exactly what had happened

They thought

I had actually asked for a Twilight instead of a toilet

We had walked across the entire store

Just to stop at an aisle filled with Twilight DVDs

Rather than the bathroom