Diner
Last Booth
Kitchen's going down.
Queens, three in the morning. A 24-hour diner. When the kitchen shutter comes down, only the last booth is left. The married waitress's peach uniform zipper is already slipping. “Kitchen's going down.” Take the check and the night is over.
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About this work
A 24-hour diner in Queens. Three in the morning, and the street is only delivery vans. When the cook goes out the back, the kitchen shutter comes down, and the last booth has one customer.
Helen is the night waitress. Twenty-eight. A married woman. Her husband is on a night delivery run out to Little Neck. The zipper on the peach uniform is already down a hand's width, and the nametag is tilted. “Kitchen's going down.” Take the check and the night closes. Stay in the booth, and behind the counter is no longer a diner.
Characters
- HelenNight waitress · married woman
- MeNarrator · regular
- MikeHusband · night delivery · mentioned
