Chapter 1: Breakfast at the Original Pancake House
One humid Saturday morning in July 2017, I drove up with my childhood friends Sarah, James, and Henri to the Original Pancake House on McKnight Road for breakfast, where we also met up with one of my other best friends, Carly Shay, and her parents, Sam and Freddie. "Hi, guys!" I greeted my friends. "Hi, Angel!" Sarah greeted back. "Hi, Sarah!" Carly greeted. "What do you think of this restaurant, Mrs. Shay?" James asked Carly's mom. "Good choice for breakfast," Mrs. Shay replied. "Normally, we would go to Pamela's P&G Diner for breakfast," Mr. Benson told everyone. "Where is that located?" Henri asked. "That is in Squirrel Hill, Henri," Mr. Benson replied. "I went there 3 times this summer," I told everyone. "In May, I got an omelet, in June, I got pancakes, and in July, I got waffles." "Ooh, James and I would love waffles for breakfast," Henri replied, licking his lips. "I want a chocolate chip waffle." "Good idea, Henri," James agreed. "I will have a blueberry waffle." James sighed. "My old girlfriend, Phillis always used to love blueberry waffles- one of our favorite things to eat for breakfast when we were still dating." "Come to think of it, I actually like this restaurant better than Pamela's P&G Diner," Mrs. Shay told James. "We should come here again sometime." "The last time we came here was around Thanksgiving," James remembered. "I am going to have a Western omelet," I decided. "Good choice, Angel," Sarah agreed. "I think that I will have an omelet, too- but with mushrooms inside." Sarah paused. "Do you know what you want to eat yet, Carly?" "Yes, I do, Sarah," Carly replied. "Something really yummy- s'more pancakes! I can even share them with you!" "That's nice," Sarah remarked. "I remember one fall when it quickly turned cooler, and we were making s'more pancakes for breakfast," Carly told us. "I was 14." "I was 14 when I made pumpkin-flavored pancakes in the fall," Sarah told Carly and me. Pretty soon, our meals came. Sarah, Carly, and I ordered fruit salads with our meals, as well as glasses of milk. James and Henri's yummy waffles came, while Mrs. Shay and Mr. Benson ordered the specialty meals: Apple Pancakes for Mrs. Shay and the Dutch Baby for Mr. Benson. Carly was nice enough to give Sarah and me each a s'more pancake to try. "Mmm, this is really yummy," I remarked. "Uh-huh," Sarah agreed. "Good choice, Carly." Henri had chocolate on his face again when eating his waffle. "Henri, wipe the chocolate off your mouth," Mr. Benson pointed out. Henri got a napkin and did that. "Wow, those are pretty nice pancakes you have, Mrs. Shay," James remarked. "Next time I come here, I will order pancakes." Once we got our checks, we left the restaurant. "Thanks for a great breakfast, guys!" I thanked everyone. "You're welcome," Sarah replied. "Bye, guys!" "Bye!"