Last Night At the Lobster
“She has her jacket on, as if she was about to go out and search for him. Eddie’s gone, and she’s leaving. Her mother called from Bristol, saying they’ve lost power, and she needs to get home.
She doesn’t owe him any loyalty, he supposes (now that she has her check), and he can greet, so it’s okay. While part of him feels deserted, he wouldn’t want his abuelita or Deena sitting alone in the dark either, if that’s actually true.
“What happened with Eddie?” he asks, peeling off his jacket so she won’t see the damage.
“I guess they were worried about the snow. It’s supposed to get worse.”
“Did somebody call?”
“They just showed up and said he had to go.”
“We lose anybody else?”
“No, but I don’t think you’ll be serving dinner anyway.”
“You never know,” Manny says, smiling and shrugging as if it’s a joke.
“I’ve gotta go,” Kendra says, and this time he has a chance to shake her hand and thank her for all her work.
“Okay,” she says, and backs away as if he’s crazy.
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