Menu to Start a Friendship
Clarabelle stared at the menu for what seemed a long time, based on the tapping of the pen on the waitress’s pad, her eyes squinting, frowning as if it were her time being wasted.
“I am so sorry, but it is hard for me to decide what it is I want, you see, my dear Herbie used to select what we would have to eat, it was the only time he made such decisions, usually it was up to me to decide what to cook, so you see I cannot decide, do you have a suggestion?”
Rolling her eyes and then alerting to a focus, the waitress suggested the steak and eggs with a side of shredded hash browns with onions.
“Oh, thank you, so much, that sounds lovely, how kind of you to help me, this is so hard…” her voice trailed off and a tear rolled down her cheek and edged on her deep berry toned lips, “I am so sorry, it’s just that…” and she bent her head down and soaked her now freely falling tears with her napkin.
Softening her frown into a soft smile, the waitress reached across and patted Clarabelle’s shoulder and said, “ma’am, I am so sorry, Herbie must have been quite the man.”
Clarabelle looked up at the waitress and really probed into her eyes and said, “thank you, he was, what is your name?”
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I like her dependence on Herbie like a memory of him and the kindness offered by the waitress after she forgot her impatience.
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I like how it starts on familiar ground of indecision and impatience in a restaurant, then turns to that moment of tenderness.
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thank you!
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Nice waiter to have patience when she probably was pressured internally to tend to other waiting diners.
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You are sure right about that! Having been that waitress, I know it can get frustrating.
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Excellent, Lisa ❤
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Thank you
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Welcome 🙂
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We never fully know what someone else is going through, do we. If we are impatient, we miss it, too.
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Thank you!
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Actually kind of inspiring. Good use of the cue. I like it.
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What an excellent Six showing the positive potential available to us all.
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Thank you.
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I was getting a little nervous! Wasn’t sure if the waitress would soften. Compassion seems to be harder to come by nowadays so your Six is a nice reminder to have a little patience and be more mindful of those around us.
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Customer service can be trying on the nerves, especially if there are others breathing down your neck, but I knew those two needed each other to make a better day.
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That’s touching – did you begin with the end in mind Lisa?
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Not exactly. This one I played with for a bit. I wanted it to end hopeful.
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Sweet story!
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I’m glad the waitress got it together. The end hints at a blossoming relationship.
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Thank you.
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Bottom line: be kind
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