Do you think he was intereseted in the chat?

I guess this is one of those ''after-the-fact'' kinds of posts, but some insight would be cool. For some context, this happened in the afternoon today, and we were going to the store for some stuff.

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My mom, brother and I went into the Dollar General nearby, and we were looking for some basic things. There's always this lady (she's 23) that my mom talks to when we get there, and she tends to look at me whenever we go there for some reason. Once when we were finally ready to check out, I saw this guy. He had to have been my height, average build, black hair and piercing blue eyes. He was there and I noticed that there were some girls and he 'smiled' at them, but it seemed kind of forced and kind of passive, at least to me. After the girls exited, the cashier took care of an elderly lady's items, but the elderly lady took a while getting her money all together, which ended up lasting a few minutes. I wasn't really expecting anything, but I noticed that he looked at me once and smiled in a sympathetic kind of way, which got my heart racing. A few seconds later, I tried to think of a way to keep the stare-action going, so I got a bottle of Tru-Moo (a chocolate milk brand) but coming back I noticed that the line was too long..... Anywho, what kind of upsetted me was that there was the Coca-Cola guy there doing inventory and he asked the guy to help him with some papers, so he had to go, and the said lady my mom talked to ended up ringing us up... Even worse, my mom pointed out my muscles to the lady (they apparently stick out when I'm not using them) and that made her smile even more... After that experience, we went to another store, but I felt a determination that I haven't felt in a while. And, I still wanted the Tru-Moo too.

Fifteen or twenty minutes after leaving the second store, I decided to go to the first store on my own. This time, there wasn't anyone at the registers and the line grew to be long. A few seconds later, the lady and the guy ended up walking from the back, and there were a lot of people in line, but something nice happened. He said that he could ring up the next person in line, but he motioned with his eyes for me to get to his register, and I did. Maybe he noticed me from earlier? We had a little chat, which he started :icon_wink and it went something like:

Cashier: ''You got your school funds? That must be good news.''
Me: ''We only get them twice a year, so we have to spend it wisely.''

After doing the transaction (something must have resonated, because it took a while to notice that I hadn't done the transaction as credit yet), he handed me the receipt and told me to have a good day.
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Do you think there might have been something going? Also, how does one keep their composure under those types of situations? I wasn't all that nervous, but being in that type of job, he could have just been friendly. Anywho, any thoughts or opinions would be nice. Thanks for any help in advance.

 

I've got to go there for a few more things, so I hope to see him there again. Thanks for reading the post, sunsetting, and thank you for the advice.

 

Aww. I hope to be a gift for a lucky man at some point. My mom might notice that I'm going there kind of often (stupid insurance is too high, so I don't drive), :icon_sad:. Because she and the lady there talk every time they are there. Some part of me wished that the chat could last longer because there was something that felt good being there, even for chocolate milk. I could stretch out the purchases to keep going but I should be going there tomorrow, for ketchup and mustard.

 

I'm a good gift too. Haven't really noticed anyone in a while, so that is why it's kind of shocking to be honest.

She knows but she's okay with it, kind of neutral, but I'm not going to prevent my happiness or anything because of what anyone thinks. That's not cool. I wouldn't do that to anyone else, so why should it be forced to be someone I'm not? It would only be a once a week kind of thing, but I go there often enough to hopefully see him. We went on an odd day though because she didn't want to work because her throat was hurting. So, we went and that happened.

I hope to see him there tomorrow, and maybe get a name? It wasn't on the receipt... :tears:

 

I'll post whatever happens. Here's to hoping for good news.

 

I tried to go to the store alone today, but I didn't (because I didn't have my card in my pocket or in my wallet; it was in my mom's purse), so my brother ended up going with me. The lady was out there again, and she was out with another woman who works their, taking a cigarette break. As soon as we walked in the store, he was bagging something for a customer and asked me how was I doing. I waved at him and said hey. Then we went about getting the ketchup and mustard, and my bro wanted some stuff, so he got what he wanted, and then we went to pay. My brother ended up paying, and I think he glanced at me once. We got my mom a Milky Way, which I am assuming he thought would be mine because he kept it there to ''not get smashed.'' He also told me not to forget it after he handed me the bags.

So, after that, he told us to have a good one and I told him to have a good one too. I am pretty sure if I went alone, it would have turned out differently (my mom and brother tend to you know what when it comes to guys I might 'notice') but for now, I feel like a chat would have happened had I had the chance to pay. Wouldn't you know that my mom ended up asking about the lady? I have no idea how she keeps coming up whenever we go there. But at this point, he's still on the 'radar'; I hope to have some chats with him as time progresses. And get some more Tru-Moo and a name as well.

 

That doesn't seem too hard to do, and I was thinking of what to ask had I been alone, but it didn't work out because I didn't have my card on me. The school question seems most plausible to ask, but I don't want to sound offensive, because a lot of people here work to save money to go. But that is still a good thing to ask, and I'll do so whenever I'm alone.

At this point, it would be nice to have someone to talk to when I go there. And I'll wade the waters too, to at least get to know what school he goes to and other things over time. Just finding someone close to my age here does a lot to make things less tense. I'm just keeping an open mind and hopefully he would be the person to talk to and catch up with when I go there.

 

I'll keep you all updated, but it will about a week before I head there for anything. Thanks for the advice so far everyone.

 

The first time I saw him was Friday; we usually get everything done early, and we went there around 2pm both Fri. and Sat., so I wouldn't know if he moved there recently or not without asking. Still, all the questions sound good and those will be some things to ask whenever I head there (hopefully alone :icon_wink ), or at least by myself in line.