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Craig Nybo

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Chapter 12

Lucy Cadano, all done up in her waitress uniform, glanced out of the kitchen of Abigail’s through the swinging doors into the dining hall. Torrence Bently—most people called him Tory—sat at table 3-b, a table that Lucy always worked and Tory knew it. Lucy walked back into the kitchen and stood against the back wall.

“Things is hoppin’ out there,” Max said, his voice too loud in the tiled kitchen. “I need you at your tables, girl.”

“He’s out there,” Lucy said, pointing a solitary finger towards the dining hall.

Max came around the grill and glanced through the swinging doors. “That’s Harmon’s boy ain’t it?”

“Harmon’s grand-boy,” Lucy said. “Harmon’s, like, ninety or something.”

“He ain’t no creep. He’s been nothing but nice to you. Why do you cower back here whenever he comes in for a bite?”

“That’s just it; he’s too nice. Makes me uncomfortable.”

Max put his hands on his hips and fixed Lucy with a stern expression. “Luce, I pay you to wait tables. If you keep ‘em cold out there, they’re liable to go somewhere else. And if they go somewhere else, I can’t pay you no more.”

“Can’t Audrie take my section? She can have the tips and

Concerning:

Lucy Cadano

Torance Bently

Max Kinootzn