“Here comes Lemons!”
I used to work at this sandwich shop, let’s call it ‘’Mikes Deli.” Every day, an elderly man would slowly make his way up to the counter and ask if we had any lemons, to which I’d reply “sorry, we do not”. He would say no more, and make his way out the door.
This went on for weeks, at least. He would slowly make his way in, inquire on lemons, then leave. We began to call him “Lemons”. “Here comes Lemons” we would say every day before he entered.
I was running early one day, and thought “I can go get some lemons for Lemons!” I picked out the best looking bag of lemons from the grocery nearby and paid for it myself just to see why Lemons wanted lemons.
Like clockwork, Lemons makes his way up to the counter. “Do you have any lemons?” I smile and say, “Yes. Yes, we do.”
“Can I have an iced tea?”
“Absolutely. How many lemon slices would you like?”
“Just one.”
He made a mess of sugar packets, and went on his way, never to be seen again.
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