You exit the bathroom and let out a deep sigh when you see all the costumers that entered the restaurant, looking for a meal.
“Rick! Don’t just stand there admiring our customers”, You hear your boss say. He didn’t sound angry, however. It rather sounded as if Rick and his boss get along pretty well. “We have people here that need to be served.”
Even though you heard what he said, you don’t pay much attention to it. Instead your eyes start scanning the room again in search for your family. After you wen’t over the entire room twice, you conclude that they really must have left.
‘Well, no point in standing still, doing nothing’, you think to yourself. Frankly, you don’t really mind having to work as a waiter. You’d do anything at this point to take your mind of everything you just discovered.
You and your mother have always been pretty distant. Even though you didn’t really like her, you wouldn’t wish anything upon her like what you just experienced in her body. You wonder just how bad her illness is. Then you shake your head, as if trying to shake the thought from your mind.
Then the thought about what you just heard your sister say crosses your mind. "Jeezes", you say out loud, thinking she's only 15 years old yet. 'Pregnant? I guess my sister had more secrets then she let on. How the hell is she gonna raise a baby? She can barely pour milk in a bowl of cereals, you think while you start approaching the customers.
You’ve never really worked as a waiter before, so at first you were a little lost. But after a while your body starts to move and talk as if you had done it for years. You can even manage to stack 5 plates on one arm with ease. When taking orders, you suddenly automatically started writing them in codes. CC stood for Coca Cola or MS WB M actually meant well-baked medium steak with mushroom cream sauce. You were amazed how you could actually decipher that from a couple of random letters.
Even though you didn’t want to admit it, you were actually having fun talking to people and taking orders, But it sure did make you hungry. Everybody seemed to be in such a good mood. You heard laughter all around you, which also improved your mood a little, considering everything you went through today.
After almost 2 hours passed, your wristwatch, or more appropriately, Rick’s wristwatch started beeping. You set a timer earlier, so that you could somewhat control who the next person is going to be whose body you will inhabit. You look around you, searching for a target.
You see a little girl, approximately around 8 years old, who was eating french fries with her dad and mom. Apparently they were celibrating something. They looked like a happy family and watching them brought a subtle smile on your face.
At a table in a corner you saw a man sitting all alone. There was a shadow clinging over him and he seemed to be slightly depressed. You wondered just what his reasons where for looking so sad. ‘No better way to find out than to live his life’, you think while deciding just who you’ll pick.
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