“What did you find out?” Silas demanded from his chair behind his desk. It had been an unsatisfying morning with a fussy Board of Directors and their petty complaints. Making it worse had been his exhaustion. Since the music competition he hadn’t been able to sleep. The moment his c
“…A waitress…” Silas muttered. How? Why? Who did this to her? She should have been playing for sold out concert halls not bussing tables. He looked at the birth certificates again. January eighteenth. Was there something special about that date that made him cringe? Then his gaze
As the years progressed his hesitation to approach her continued and the opportunity to speak to her evaporated once he graduated. He went on to college leaving her behind but he never forgot her. He made new friends, friends who like to party, drink and sleep around. None of those activities app
“Here you are burger and fries and your short stack,” Lynn said as she set the plates down in front of the corresponding customer. “Anything else I can get you gentlemen?” “Just your number, baby cake,” one leered stroking her hand. Lynn removed it trying not to show her r
“Of course,” Tracy laughed. “They’re such good kids. And the boys take good care of their sister.” “You mean I do a good job of taking care of them,” Alexis corrected. “If I wasn’t around they’d be in trouble twenty-four, seven.” “No we wouldn’t,” Sean argued.
“Hey Mike,” they greeted. “How’d it go?” “Nothing much. After she dropped the kids off they had a normal day at school. It’s frustrating we can’t go inside though. And it’s impossible to vet everyone who enters the building. School staff is one thing but then there are
“Can I have a refill?” a customer held up a cup. “Absolutely,” she said retrieving the carafe from its hot plate and filled the cup without missing a beat. Mike eyed the simple, two-sided menu finding many traditional fair foods and fast food options: mostly fried or grille
“Have a good night.” Gretchen called as they made their way to the door. “Be careful on the way home. If it’s too cold I can give you a ride.” It was eight-thirty and though the diner was open another three hours Lynn had reached the end of her shift. Now that the dinner rush was ove