Juan Martinez drives with his buddy Cole Dunn down their neighborhood street. Juan had just come back from a somewhat slow day at the local diner. He is mostly in charge of washing dishes and organizing stock. The past few days had been getting slower and slower. With all the riots and the flue bug going around, fewer and fewer customers and even staff have been showing up. Cole had been waiting for his buddy of eight years at his house when he got home and the two decided to head out to the nearby bar and grill for something to eat. The two were five years out of college. They got to know each other through the carpentry course they both took in college. Both had been hired by a carpenter looking for some extra hands to help out. Juan stayed for four years, but left after his girlfriend Tia got pregnant to work full time at her father's diner to help provide for their child. Juan's Daughter is his pride and joy. Tia named her Xena. You can tell she's a fan of the warrior princess.
"Hey Cole, do jou think we should go see if Tito wants to tag along?" Juan asks. Tito was Juan's younger brother. "I don't know bro. You think you'll be able to pay for the rent after you see the bill?" Cole answers in his thick Texan accent. This was obviously a jab at the fact that Tito was about three'ish hundred pounds and has quiet the appetite. "Hey, I know he can eat a lot, but I saved up money for this occasion." "What occasion?" "Tomorrows Tito's birthday. I thought I'd take him out to dinner or something and this is the best chance I got." "So long your paying, I'm in." With that they turned down the next street to go pick up Tito.
Hey guys, this is the first part of short story I'll be working on every now and then. There will be more chapters to come, but not many more.