Business had been low, since the Chipotle outlet opened across the street.
Michael was toying with the idea of taking up a franchise of another fast food chain. Pearl Diner had been an old favorite for many, but was losing ground to competition. He set up a meeting with the Domino’s Pizza guys at 10 pm in the diner. Suddenly, they were disturbed by unusual sounds.
A quick peep revealed that there was a fire in the Chipotle’s outlet. They would take some time for damage repair, and meanwhile, Jim’s customers would be back to his refurbished outlet.
Fate …
In response to Bikurgurl at
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Fate is a curious creature, opening windows when doors have been shut… I also thought of the options a local diner would have against the ubiquitous chain eateries and love how you wove the reprieve — right on 🙂 Thank you so much for joining us again this week ❤
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Yea a fun read, was it a chip pan fire?
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Ah! the vicissitudes of fate. Excellently written, Reena.
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Thanks, Neel!
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I always enjoy your blog, Reena. 😀
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Thank you so much, Oneta! It is mutual.
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Great story Mam. The underlying virtue of patience is portrayed well in your story.
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Funny thing fate, sometimes it does roll in your favour…
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Maybe or a match?
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