Xander was driving in his car down a highway listening to the radio. It was playing music from the early 2000s.
He had just finished his inspection of the local company office building. They were running a smooth operation which made him happy.
The less he had to change or problems he had to deal with... the better.
Britney Spears NickelBack Linkin Park... these were several bands that he loved listened to even though he had a tendency to raise the volume a little too loud which resulted in arguments with his Aunt and Uncle.
Sometimes.., Xander would get so frustrated he would storm out of the house and spend long hours walking around the small town or in the park or the woods.
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Xander exited the highway and saw a sign that said " Welcome to ShadowCreek."
" That's an interesting name for a town." He thought. Granted he lived in a small town for the majority of his life... The town's name was Evergreen.
He drove around the town looking for a place to eat....
There were a couple fast food restaurants a diner and amazingly a Starbucks....
He pulled into the diner parking lot and went into the diner.
There was no other customers in the diner and a woman in her mid-thirties was behind the counter...
" Hi hon... Have a seat wherever you'd like." She said.
Xander took a seat in one of the booths in the back of the diner.
The waitress brought a glass of water over and a menu...,
" Can I get you a drink, Coffee, Juice,?"
" Coffee, Black." He replied.
She went and grabbed a cup of coffee and returned with it to Xander.
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Xander gave her a nod and looked at the menu...
" My name is Jessica by the way." as she was stocking a pie display...
" Xander, " as he drank his coffee.
" Nice to meet you Xander. " she said.
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Jessica returned to the table and asked what Xander would like to eat?
" I'll take the pancakes and hash browns."
Giving an odd look...
" Breakfast for dinner that's interesting." Jessica said...
" It works for me." He said.
" Ok no problem." She said.
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Xander sat in the booth scrolling through his phone and trying to map out his next part of his road trip.
Jessica brought the food to the table...
The pancakes had a smiley face with whipped cream on it with chocolate chips. The hash browns were crispy just liked he liked them
" Bon Appetite." She said.
Xander smiled a little....
" I haven't had these since I was a kid." He said.
Some tears formed in his eyes..,
Jessica sat in the booth across from Xander handing him a napkin...
" Aww what's wrong hon?" She asked.
" I'm sorry . My mom used to make pancakes this way for me before she died. " Xander said as he wiped his face and took a bite of the pancakes.
Jessica said...
" It's okay hon... I'm sorry to hear that."
" It's okay." Xander said.
" So what do you do for a living?" Jessica asked
" I work for a staffing company and am checking on our other branches." He said.
" Oh that's interesting." Jessica said.
Xander continued to eat his food.
" How bout you?" He asked.
" Not much been here all my life. " she said.
" That's cool." He said.
They made small talk with each other and Xander finished his meal.
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" Thanks for the wonderful meal." He said as he paid for his meal.
" You're welcome." She said.
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There was a loud thunderous sound outside and it started to rain hard.
" Well, that rain put a damper in my travel plans. I'm going to have to find a place to stay for the night." Xander said.
" You can stay with me and my two kids if you want. " she said.
" You have children.. that's cool." He said.
" Yep two rascals that's for sure." She chuckled.
" I just gotta lock up. Heres a Christmas Hot Chocolate for the road." She said.
" It usually helps cheer customers up." She said.
" Thanks... " Xander said as he drank it.
Jessica locked the diner up and they both ran to her car and got inside.
Xander drank the hot chocolate as Jessica pulled out of the parking lot....
Xander slowly fell asleep as Jessica headed towards her home.....
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To be continued....
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