Summary

The story “Pill Pusher” by Carolyn A. Drake begins with a tired narrator working at a pharmacy and instructing a woman to wait in line. The woman is very impatient and frustrated about having to wait.

The narrator looks at how the woman is dressed and how she behaves, forming a negative first impression. The narrator also thinks about her own disappointment about working in retail after obtaining a pharmacy degree. She feels guilty about selling medicines that are addictive, and she is anxious about her huge student debt.

The narrator points to the line where the woman has to wait and makes assumptions about some of the other customers. However, the woman is becoming more impatient. The narrator looks around the pharmacy, trying to see if anyone can help her with this ...