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to do all I can to help in the business,"
she said. "And Molly being a woman
makes it even better. I feel like it's
a 'man's world' when it comes to
business. But she has done this since
1999. ere's a reason why both of her
businesses have been downtown for as
long as they have."
Arnold glanced at the picture collage
on her phone again. Her eyes scanned
the smiling faces of the police officer,
the mother and her newborn child and
the homeless man. ey were faces
she knew she would see again soon,
all because of a decision she made on
Hay Street in the late 1990s. During
slow periods that might make another
business owner wonder if she did the
right thing, Arnold wastes no second
thoughts.
"You only regret the things you
didn't try or do," she said. "And if you
fail, it's not necessarily a bad thing. I
try not to have regrets."
She added, "Pursue your dreams,
whether if it's to be a homemaker
raising six wonderful children or
working for someone. Pursue that
and be the best employee you can be.
Pursue your dreams. Just because it's
different doesn't mean it's wrong."
Molly waved to a few customers
she knew as she walked to the back
of the coffee shop to continue work.
She remembered one customer she
wouldn't see again. He died around
Christmas. He visited the shop nearly
every morning to help her set up the
chairs and tables in the front patio.
"He was the reason we opened at
7:30 a.m.," she recalled. "He wanted to
have a coffee and read the newspaper
before work."
As she stood up, she straightened
her gray sweater. e sweater bore a
crown made out of jewels that flickered
in the light.
