Penumbra (The Midnight Society #2)
“Cairo said, pressing the ice bag against the side of his head. “I was already on your side you prick.”
“Someone needed to win that fight,” I replied, pressing my own ice bag against my cheek.
The restaurant owner walked over to us, placing plates of steaming food onto our tables. My mouth watered at the wonderful smell of the dim sum dishes, still inside bamboo steamers.
I was ravenous. I suppose participating in an illegal underground cage fight had worked up my appetite.
“The ...usual,” the owner said, a short balding man wearing a large, white apron.
“Thanks Albert. Looks great, as always,” Cairo replied.
“My treat this time?” the owner asked.
Cairo smiled and shook his head. “No man. I’m a regular paying customer. You can keep asking, but I’ll always leave change on the table.”
The owner nodded.MoreLess
“Someone needed to win that fight,” I replied, pressing my own ice bag against my cheek.
The restaurant owner walked over to us, placing plates of steaming food onto our tables. My mouth watered at the wonderful smell of the dim sum dishes, still inside bamboo steamers.
I was ravenous. I suppose participating in an illegal underground cage fight had worked up my appetite.
“The ...usual,” the owner said, a short balding man wearing a large, white apron.
“Thanks Albert. Looks great, as always,” Cairo replied.
“My treat this time?” the owner asked.
Cairo smiled and shook his head. “No man. I’m a regular paying customer. You can keep asking, but I’ll always leave change on the table.”
The owner nodded.MoreLess
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