Wednesday, October 25, 2017

"The Diner" a short story by Craig Zimmerman

Brian had been driving for hours and he was ravenously hungry, but all he had seen lately is empty countryside.

Suddenly, he noticed a dim neon sign in the distance that said "Desert Cafe." Brian pulled over into the dirt parking lot and went in the crumbling building.

The place was surprisingly full so Brian took a seat at the counter. A creepy-looking waiter in a dirty uniform showed up. "Can I get a menu?" Brian asked. "Would you mind answering a couple of questions first? It's kind of a local custom." The waiter said.

 Brian shrugged "Sure why not."  "How much do you weigh?" The waiter asked with a weird smile.  "About two hundred." Brian answered. "And how tall are you?" "About six-two" Brian replied. 

"Just one more thing and then I will get a you a menu." The waiter said as he brought up a camera from behind the counter. Brian  grimaced as the waiter took the photo. He was rapidly losing patience.

A few minutes later, the waiter returned with a menu.  Brian opened the menu to find his photo under the dinner menu. "As you can see, we do things a little differently here. At the Desert Cafe, the patrons are on the menu."  The rest of the people in the Cafe turned to look at Brian and the waiter smiled, revealing sharp teeth. 


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