What the River Knows (2015)
“His regular runs had trimmed his waist, so he ordered the three-piece chicken dinner. Besides, what was the point of taking care of yourself if no one was there to notice? He took a deep breath and tried to steady his attitude.
Today it was a different waitress than the one who had served him the last time. He didn’t even try to strike up a conversation with her. He had to get his mind in a better place first. He swirled his glass and studied the ice as it spun.
“Hey, Scott.”
Pulled from his th...oughts, he looked up to see Al standing by his booth, with filled coffee cup in hand. “Hey, Al.” He hoped the man moved on to have lunch with someone else.
Al dropped to the bench on the opposite side of Scott. The waitress brought Scott’s lunch and a carafe of coffee to refill Al’s. “What’ll ya have, Al?” She didn’t even pull her pad from her pocket.
“Special, Becky.”
“You got it, Al.” Less than a minute later, she was back with a plate of meatloaf and a pitcher to refill Scott’s tea.MoreLess
Today it was a different waitress than the one who had served him the last time. He didn’t even try to strike up a conversation with her. He had to get his mind in a better place first. He swirled his glass and studied the ice as it spun.
“Hey, Scott.”
Pulled from his th...oughts, he looked up to see Al standing by his booth, with filled coffee cup in hand. “Hey, Al.” He hoped the man moved on to have lunch with someone else.
Al dropped to the bench on the opposite side of Scott. The waitress brought Scott’s lunch and a carafe of coffee to refill Al’s. “What’ll ya have, Al?” She didn’t even pull her pad from her pocket.
“Special, Becky.”
“You got it, Al.” Less than a minute later, she was back with a plate of meatloaf and a pitcher to refill Scott’s tea.MoreLess
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