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I tried not to stare at the 2 hookers and army Private in
the corner booth of the local pizzeria where we play trivia on Friday nights.
They were quite a sight, to say the least. We had come early to eat dinner
because I was starving. When the quiet young soldier came in with two, shall we
say, not so quiet ladies. Well, at least, one of them was a female; the other,
I couldn’t be sure.
They caused quite a scene. The two hookers were all over the guy, who was basking in
it. It was an uncomfortable scene, to say the least.
I felt particularly bad for the waitress, Jennifer. She
handled it with the utmost class. She smiled graciously, unruffled. [I tend to
take notes on how other service providers handle stressful situations, so that
I can learn how to do it better]. When the more mannish hooker started ordering
her around, she didn’t let it faze her. She just did her job, like they were any other group.
They were running up quite a tab, so the soldier was asked
for his credit card, which he frantically realized was missing. Well, upon
hearing this news, the hookers were out, like well, hookers who realize their
client has forgotten their wallet; leaving the poor guy bewildered and SOL.
I sat watching all of this kind of on the edge of my seat, with
a combination of unease in the pit of my stomach, and curiosity of what in the
world was going to happen next. I
was also wondering who was feeling the most stress. It seemed there was enough to go around. I knew I was feeling
some, and I wasn’t even in the situation.
The guy came back maybe a half an hour later, and handed the
waitress several bills. I could tell from the expression on her face that it
was way more than he owed.
The restaurant handled it with aplomb. The offenders were dealt with, without incident. It’s a big place. The only reason I
knew what was going on is because we were in the booth next to them.
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