Lunchtime. Inside a crowded fast-food joint. You fall in line while the person behind the counter takes your order. You're directly behind a mother-and-daughter tandem, the whole family's at a table somewhere.
It's their turn. So they start looking at the large menu boards, taking their sweet time while the line gets longer. Mom starts to order...in installments! Daughter leaves to ask her father if he wants Coke or ice tea. Everybody waits. Mom wants a special side dish. Daughter doesn't like the wing part. Kid brother runs to the front and begs mommy not to forget the french fries.
Finally mom takes out her wallet. And decides to order a few more items because she forgot them the first time. By this time, my life flashed before my eyes which means I was about to have an out-of-body experience. Some people decide to transfer to another line. Mother and daughter do not care at all.
Finally, they're done...but the mother says she prefers her coke to have no ice.
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