CHERRY. [JESS MARIANO]

The Hungry Diner

Remember when I said I was going to hate Jess? Yeah that didn't work out. It worked for a couple of hours though. I know, pathetic. But all that hate was replaced with curiosity, I just couldn't understand why he would leave. Luke didn't throw him out, that much I know.

"Your arm still hurting you?" My mum asked, pulling me out of my thoughts as we made our way toward Luke's. After an hour of begging and pleading she had finally agreed to go to Luke's so we can have breakfast.

I shake my head at her question. "It's just a little itchy."

"Maybe you should stick a chopstick in there and-" She stops herself when she noticed the crowd in front of Luke's. "What's going on here?"

Kirk turned around and answered us. "It's closed."

"What?" I asked, not believing what I'm hearing.

"It's closed," he repeated.

"Luke's is closed?" My mum asked in astonishment. I began to wonder what I would do about my job. Deciding not to worry much, I doubted Luke would let me work until the cast off anyway.

"Luke's is never closed."

Kirk looked at us with a nod. "I know."

My mum turned to see Lorelai and Rory come up to the diner.

"Hey," Lorelai greeted us with a smile.

My mum ignored her greeting. "Luke's is closed," she said to the two Gilmores with a frown.

"Are you sure it's closed?" Rory asked as she stood next to me. She was wearing the same uniform as me, we would miss our bus to school if this went on any longer.

All four of us turn to Kirk, seeing what he has to say. "First I read the sign," he beckons the to sign on the door. GONE FISHING! It read. "And then I tried the door incase it was some elaborate ruse." He adds.

"Luke's gone fishing, huh." My mum voiced out. The hint of a smile on her face at the fact that she wouldn't have to face Luke today.

Lorelai raised her eyebrows at her. "Don't you just love that."

"Can it." My mum retorted.

I nudge my mother slightly. "Mum, you know why he left."

She hushed me. "If it was because of the fight, he would've left yesterday, but he didn't." She did have a point. I did speak to him yesterday.

"But he never-" she cuts me off.

"Well, now he did." I make a move to speak but my mum continues on. "He took a trip. Don't read anything into it."

I cross my arms in front of myself. "It's because of the other night."

"No it isn't," she starts. "Even if it is, it will all go away. Everything will be fine." I didn't want to be the one to break it to her that not everyone just ignored arguments and went back to normal the next day like we did.

Kirk pipes up from in front of the door. "Speak for yourself, I left my wallet in there."

"Now where will we eat?" Rory asks.

~~~

"Not here," I groaned.  Standing at the entrance of 'The Hungry Diner' was the last place I wanted to be. The place was so pink and friendly. It was a big difference from Luke's monotonous one word answers.

"I agree with the little one," Lorelai said.

My mum rolled her eyes at us. "Oh hush you two."

Rory looked around at the place with a grimace. "Yeah, why are we standing here?"