Readers: For those of you who don't know my laptop is brokenā¦.however I justfound out that i can type stories right here on my tablet. The updates will come at a slower pace but at least I figured it out right? Anyways this is a new story I've been writing on the tablet hopefully you guys like it. š
Prologue
"Steak and eggs up!" I yelled as I sat a plate of food up on the counter and hit the bell.
Bella, my number 1 waitress came over to the counter and gladly picked up the plate. She then smiled at me and said, "This food looks amazing! You're going to make your future husband very happy someday."
I glanced at her, "I have no need for a husband when I have my normal customersā¦besides I think they'll be happy when you give them their foodā¦"
She shook her head and took the food to her customer, leaving me lost in thought.
My name is Leah Annette Smith. I currently live in the wonderful town of El Paso, Texas where I also own a diner called Rickey's. The diner was passed down to me from my father, the late great Rickey Smith. He was well known in this town for his great cooking and willingness to help others. I always wanted to be like my father, so kind and courageous but of course that didn't happen. I was a wild teenager like most, and I thought nohiing ccould change thatā¦then it happened. I lost my father to lung cancer wheen I was 16 years oldā¦just 5 short years ago. Ever since he was laid to rest my crazy and wiid life was also laid to rest. I became a driven, strong young women who did everything she could to be the best.
Every morning I took a jog down my street and through downtown just to get my energy going for a busy day at the diner. I kept myself in high spirits just to be sure that my team of employees would to be in high spirits. I did a nice job of that until the day everything changed. It was a day that I would live to both regret and thank God for at the same time.
One stormy night as I was closing up the diner, I heard a loud thud on the front door. I didn't want to make any sudden movements just in case it was a robber.
"Hello?" I called out hoping soneone would answer but there wasn't anyone there. I took a few steps towards the door, still not seeing anyone until i was close enough to see someone sitting at the foot of the door. Whoever it was, they were pretty large...even though their back was turned to the door. I wasn't sure what to do. My heart was pounding a thousand beats per second and my hands had gone clamy. Who was this guy? What did he want? I was about to slip away and call the police when I looked a little closer...and saw that he was crying. although I didn't know him, my heart broke for him...I sighed and walked up to the door, taking my keys out to unlock it. I stopped midstride as my conciousness began to speak.
"What if he's only acting just so you'll open the door? Call the police! Do it now before sonething bad happens."
I shook it off and put the key inside of the lock. The man looked up at me in the pouring rain as I opened the door and stuck my head out and uttered the words that would begin this story...
"You need some help sir?"