The week came & went. Nothing changed, although I hoped Brooke & David changed their minds about having to close. I was waiting on table five when Brooke (who was crying) got up on the karyoke stage, and turned on the mic.
"Excuse me," she began, "can I see the entire staff in the Lounge for a moment? I apologize for the inconvinience."
We dropped what we were doing and went into the Lounge.
Brooke was sitting in a corner, crying.
I knew what David was about to say.
I went over to Brooke, took her gently by the arm, and guided her to the couch so she could sit by me.
"Brooke and I have had to make a very tough decision," David began, "and it pains me to have to tell you this all of a sudden, but Wednesday will be this restaurant's last day."
Brooke was bawling by this point. I tried my best to comfort her, but I felt so empty inside, all I could do was weep.
"I'm very sorry," David continued, "you may all go back to what you were doing."
A bunch of silently depressed employees went back out into the restaurant.
I didn't have the strenght to go back out, because I was fairly certain that every thing I had come to love was about to end.
"Excuse me," she began, "can I see the entire staff in the Lounge for a moment? I apologize for the inconvinience."
We dropped what we were doing and went into the Lounge.
Brooke was sitting in a corner, crying.
I knew what David was about to say.
I went over to Brooke, took her gently by the arm, and guided her to the couch so she could sit by me.
"Brooke and I have had to make a very tough decision," David began, "and it pains me to have to tell you this all of a sudden, but Wednesday will be this restaurant's last day."
Brooke was bawling by this point. I tried my best to comfort her, but I felt so empty inside, all I could do was weep.
"I'm very sorry," David continued, "you may all go back to what you were doing."
A bunch of silently depressed employees went back out into the restaurant.
I didn't have the strenght to go back out, because I was fairly certain that every thing I had come to love was about to end.