Taking a deep breath, Anthony held it in as he prepared to face his boss. With his chest and round gut higher than usual, the rule breaker walked down the hallway and into the office that his Boss occupied. With a little bit of apprehension, Anthony tried to forget about all the time that he had been late and yelled at the customers over simple matters of getting them an extra utensils or napkins. Each step down the hall, which was big enough for his hips not to touch as the semi-giant each time he swayed to the diners, brought another second of Anthony not breathing. He finally released his breath when he was in front of the door that could decide if managed to work another day to earn his pay. In order to calm down his frantic nerves, he took a deep breath and walked in.
The dark room was lit by a single lamp. It was big enough for Anthony to see where he was going, and avoiding tripping and crushing anything that he landed on with his tonnage. However, the light from the lamp hid the figure that sat behind the desk. With his eyes not adjusted to the darkness, Anthony believed it to be the owner of Belly Busters behind the desk, but he didn’t want to risk revealing a piece of information that lead to his termination from the restaurant to one of few the workers that hated him. In the politest voice that he could muster up, Anthony said, “Excused me, sir, but do you know where Mr. –“
The man swung the chair and faced Anthony has he said
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