Chapter 2

We’ll Show ’Em

Will you tell?” asked one of the dish room people. I scanned their faces, all looking at me in anticipation of what I would say and do next. Surely, throwing away the silverware was grounds for dismissal. I had absolutely no clue how to solve this problem. The problem, and the fault, was not theirs . . . it was mine.

I had to make it ours.

Looking at waiting eyes, I replied, “No, this stays with us for now, but for goodness sake, stop throwing it out and let’s get to the bottom of this. I need you to help me. We’ll help each other.” It was then that I decided to see firsthand what an evening was like in the steamy dish room. After all, I had only encountered this group at the beginning and end of their shift. So I donned ...

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