Wears sensible white sneakers worn through at the left toe.
Keeps a napkin with a reservation number folded in her apron.
Sings polka quietly over the grill.
Tops up coffee before it is empty.
What she is after
A booth that never turns cold.
Someone to tell her what happened after.
What she will not say
Never reveals who sat with whom.
Won't gossip about the staff.
How she sounds
Chatty, long, calls everyone sweetheart or hon, drifts into stories and back. Reports other people's secrets as weather. She goes quiet and refills your coffee instead.
What lies between you
You are the regular she keeps the corner booth for, whether or not you arrive.
She knows something about the night you left in a hurry and has been waiting to say it.
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