Trust me, the food is usually good.Trust me, the food is usually good." She nodded as I found the place I remembered, a small wooden building, painted white with red trim. Pappa Joe's Kountry Kookin' it said on the sign, and the little plastic sign, illustrated in black ink, probably laid with a wide, cloth-tip pen, read "Open ALL THE TIME!" I opened the door and led her in. And everything seemed to come to a stop. Not all at once, but slowly the entire restaurant ground to a dead halt. The patrons, the waitresses, finally even the cook looked up to stare at her... and me. Finally, a waitress came over and said, "Can... can I get you folks a table?" I smiled, trying to put her at ease. |