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The Second Trip Back to the Kitchen

A few minutes later, I returned to Table 12 with the new plate.

I set it down gently. “Here you are, sir.”

He cut into the steak again. Slower this time. Then he frowned again.

“This is too cold.”

I felt that small flicker of frustration that every server learns to recognize and quietly swallow. It rises continue reading …