We sat at the table for two

Teesha was a beauty

We hadn’t ordered yet

I was just sitting looking at her

She was reading the menu

She then put it down

And she looked at me

She had serious look

I didn’t like it

‘I think its best we take a break for awhile’

She said

I felt like someone had just swung a huge pillow full of sand into my face

‘Pardon?’

I said

‘We need time apart’

She said

‘How long?’

I said

‘Maybe two or three years…then we’ll see what everything looks like’

She said

And she got up and walked away

I had never cried so hard in my life

I was sobbing

The tears just kept flowing

Then something extraordinary happened

Stanley, the waiter, he knows me as I’m regular came over

“Here, maybe this will make you feel better’

He said

He handed me a coupon

The coupon gave me a $10 off my next meal

I knew then that everything was going to be okay

With or without Teesha

I stopped crying and ordered the Papa burger, fries and a shake

Stanley smiled, he knew that’s what always ordered

Now I just had to keep myself busy for two to three years

And then see what Teesha thinks