The avocado lady at night

There was this middle aged woman named Kathryn who used to shop at the same market every Saturday
4:30 AM

She arrived each week promptly and 9am, bought a pastry and some coffee, and set out for her list of goods.
4:31 AM

Usually she only alotted about 45 minutes for the whole thing but sometimes she lapsed into the 50-60 minute range if the store happened to have some fresh stock of avocados.
4:31 AM

Kathryn loved avocados.
4:31 AM

But only when they were prefect.
4:31 AM

So she would spend positively ages looking for just the best ones.
4:31 AM

The most accurately shaped and supply ripe.
4:32 AM

And quite often she was met with sad disappointment and ended up settling for one or two of the meager options.
4:32 AM

One day, the store manager, Keith, came over to say hello to his Saturday regular.
4:32 AM

"Morning, Kat. How's the kitty doin'?"
4:33 AM

Keith had a thick Irish brogue and a general air of miscreance about him at all times and Kathryn had long since learned not to react to his vulgarity.
4:33 AM

She instead would say her neighborly reply greeting and then move on with her shopping.
4:34 AM

But this day there was a particularly promising bunch of avocados in the last bin on the produce wall and Kathryn was cornered there by Irish Keith right as she'd begun testing them all for bruises.
4:35 AM

"My Charlotte is doing just splendidly," replied Kathryn with a dried leaf thin crackle of automatic politeness.
4:35 AM

"Well, isn't that lovely? Always fancied a happy kitty to a sad one!"
4:36 AM

Irish Keith had little to no social graces (much less tact) whatsoever
4:36 AM

(it's a writing technique to show not tell)
4:37 AM

Well I'd find it awfully nice if I had the chance of meetin' 'er sometime soon," he added onto the end of his already far too unwieldy prior statement.
4:37 AM

"Perhaps I'll bring her in with me sometime," answered Charlotte with unmasked terseness. She was having trouble looking for her avocados.
4:38 AM

"Well, I'd certainly be happy to walk you home with your bags today," suggested Keith with a boyish glint in his bushy white brow crested eyes.
4:38 AM

"Maybe I could meet her then!"
4:39 AM

He sounded so childlike and hopeful.
4:39 AM

"Actually, I have a basket with me today." Said Kathryn through a curt smile.
And with that she walked herself up to the next available cashier.
Pending

She never got any avocados.
4:40 AM

And she never shopped at that store again.