People walking past the shop started stopping to look through the windows, and a small crowd began gathering outside, murmuring amongst themselves about the scene unfolding. I could hear their comments drifting in through the open door, things like "That's a mother who's expecting; she should let the child have it" and "Pregnant women should be setting better examples," and I felt my jaw clench with irritation because they had no idea what they were talking about.
Rosie looked at the crying child on the ground, then at the onlookers, then back at the two innocent donuts sitting in the display case. And I watched in absolute amazement and disbelief as my mate deliberately lowered herself down onto the bakery floor and started crying too, full-on wailing just like the kid was doing.
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