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Lunch at Ed's
I sat in Ed's diner and waited.
The red vinyl seats around the reflective circular tables and the barstools aligned perfectly with the curved counter top. Behind the counter men in white kitchen uniforms with little paper hats prepared plates of burgers and fries.
And I waited.
50's Americana adorned the walls, pink neon strips around the luncheonette area, a small box of Hershey's bars and Reece's Pieces available for the kids behind the cash register by the entraceway. In the red vinyl booths parents with their kids cooed at the kitchness of the place.
And I waited.
A tall curved bottle of Coke and a thick tall glass with a straw were placed in front of me, from a wide metal shaker chocolate milkshake was poured into the glass causing the straw to bob up and down. The viscous beige liquid frothed at the top of the glass and settled. A burger wrapped in paper sitting in the middle of a plate was placed before me and a bowl of fries drenched in cheese sauce.
And I waited for Pix to smile at me for the first time today. But she didn't.
Mar.14.2002