the empty road - 22. the menu

by bofa xesjum

part twenty-two of forty

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men. strange men. always coming in. sometimes they scared allie. this one was really scary. but he had a normal voice. three large black coffees, please, he said. he looked up past allie at the menu. he took his sweet time reading and absorbing it. finally he ordered three egg mcmuffins with cheese and bacon. he did not go and sit down to wait for them. he turned and stared at the man who had come in earlier. the earlier man was sitting with his back turned to the scary man. the early man might see the scary man in the reflection in the window. the scary man's companion was staring into space - he was a little bit scary too. finally the mcmuffins and coffees were ready and the scary man took them to the table. i was getting all nervous for nothing, allie told herself, i know i am always imagining things. i thought i said i didn't want anything , the director said, when he saw the three egg mcmuffins . they are all for me, daggett replied, and picked one up and bit half of one of them off. yes, of course, of course, the director started laughing as if that was the funniest thing he had ever heard. next