With such a structured town, Sammy is used to dealing with the typical customer "...women generally put on a shirt or shorts...and anyway these are usually women with six children and

He wanted to stand up for the girls. Without hesitation he announced, "I quit." However he wanted the girls to see his courageous act "...hoping they'll stop and watch me, their unsuspected hero." It's possible he quit out of respect for his three unlikely customers. Putting his own future aside, he stood up for the girl's rights.

Another reason for Sammy's early retirement could have been his bold attitude. With an extremely sarcastic point of view, Sammy called the customers "sheep" and commented on the girl's flaws (body shape). When he heard his boss disrespect the trio, he wanted to voice his opinion again. Sammy hated to see the girls embarrassed "remembering how he made that pretty girl blush makes me so scrunchy inside."

After read

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Approximate Word count = 510
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)