Waning Moon (2015)
“Ceramic pieces splintered everywhere and as Tony bent down to pick up the mess, he snagged his index finger on the end of a shard and cursed under his breath as it started to bleed profusely.
“That’s your, what, one hundredth one today?” Mia laughed as she handed him a Band Aid, broom, and dustbin.
“The fourth,” Tony mumbled as he stuck the Band Aid around his finger.
Mia joked, “Same thing.”
All day, Tony had been acting out of sorts. He’d burnt five bagels, applied either too little or way to...o much cream cheese, and spilled coffee various times while preparing. His apron was soaked and stained, his patience was running dry, and now his frickin’ finger was bleeding.
“Is something on your mind? ‘Cuz you never, ever burn the bagels. They’re like the Holy Grail of your work. Care to tell me what’s on your mind?” Mia split a bagel in two and shoved it into the toaster.
He inhaled sharply and said, “It’s nothing. Just a new neighbor that moved in yesterday.”MoreLess
“That’s your, what, one hundredth one today?” Mia laughed as she handed him a Band Aid, broom, and dustbin.
“The fourth,” Tony mumbled as he stuck the Band Aid around his finger.
Mia joked, “Same thing.”
All day, Tony had been acting out of sorts. He’d burnt five bagels, applied either too little or way to...o much cream cheese, and spilled coffee various times while preparing. His apron was soaked and stained, his patience was running dry, and now his frickin’ finger was bleeding.
“Is something on your mind? ‘Cuz you never, ever burn the bagels. They’re like the Holy Grail of your work. Care to tell me what’s on your mind?” Mia split a bagel in two and shoved it into the toaster.
He inhaled sharply and said, “It’s nothing. Just a new neighbor that moved in yesterday.”MoreLess
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