Mark walked to the front counter.
The cashier scanned the card. “Cash only.” green dot retailer near me
The results had been useless. A pharmacy two miles away that closed at 10. A grocery store with a broken MoneyGram. And this place—"Speedy Mart," which Google had generously labeled "open 24 hours." He’d driven 20 minutes through freezing rain to get here. Mark walked to the front counter
He typed back: “On my way.”
As the cashier loaded the funds, Mark’s phone buzzed. A text from an unknown number: “East lot. 3 AM. Bring card number. Come alone.” green dot retailer near me
On his phone, the search bar still glowed: "green dot retailer near me."