A woman had to serve a grumpy old man for years on her waitressing job because no one else wanted to do it.
However, he left his key and a note one day explaining something that broke the woman’s heart.
“Ok, Jessie. Since you’re the new girl around here. You’ll have to take table 13,” her coworker, Mark, told Jessie as she placed her apron on for her first day as a waitress at a local restaurant. It was most popular during lunch.
However, when Jessie turned to table 13 – she had memorized as much as possible to start her first day on the right foot – she saw an older man, hunched on his chair overlooking the menu.
“It’s just an old man,” Jessie said, puzzled. “What’s so bad about him?”
“Oh, honey. He’s terrible. So, be prepared. No one here likes to serve him,” Mark said, tilting his head knowingly.
“I can handle anything,” Jessie continued, confident.
But she was wrong to dismiss Mark’s words just like that. The man at the table – Mr. Norton – was a piece of work.
“Ugh, who are you?” he scoffed when she approached with a smile.
“I’m Jessie. What will you have to drink today?” she maintained her friendly demeanor.
“I always have the same thing, and you lot ask me that all the time. Ice tea. But not too cold or too sweet. Two lemon wedges and a straw,” the man muttered almost angrily.
“Sure. And do you know what you’ll have for lunch?”
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