Shana entered the diner hesitantly. Sliding behind a table, she lifted the sticky laminated menu to hide behind.
“I see you found it!”
Marco and Amy moved onto the bench in front of her.
“Isn’t this place cool? They make the best food in the area – authentic home-made cooking.”
“I am not so sure about this, guys. Looks a bit sketchy.”
“You said you wanted to be ordinary. This is it! Time to step down from your ivory tower Shana.”
I hoped, though, that I wouldn’t get sick eating food that wasn’t prepared in our sterile kitchen at home.
© Colline Kook-Chun, 2019
(This post was inspired by Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle. The challenge asks for bloggers to write a story in 100 words or less in response to the photo prompt.)
She’s taken the first step of a big adventure
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She has. And with the support of her friends.
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I hope she will come to love it in the end! 🙂
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I am sure she will – if she can overcome her fears.
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I also hope she doesn’t get sick lol! But I’m proud of her for making the effort 🙂
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The first step is always the hardest! 😀
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They say a little grit in your food is good for you. All that sterile compromises the immune system.
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It certainly does. Your system needs to get used to the bacteria that is all around us.
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I think it might teach her something about taste and not just nutrition.
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She will definitely experience tastes she has not know before!
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Dear Colline,
I hope she’ll find a new enjoyment. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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She has taken the first step towards it. 🙂
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Sometimes the hole in the walls have the best food. I hope she continues to be adventurous!
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Me too! I am sure she will if she has a positive experience.
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I get very annoyed with some individuals obsession with everything being sterile. Then they eat cheese, or mushrooms, or prosciutto and don’t understand the irony.
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They believe it is good to keep themselves germ-free without realising that they are doing themselves harm.
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Baby steps to breaking this phobia.
Interesting take.
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And she has the support of her friends!
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She must have a really clean kitchen! Mine is ALMOST clean when I’m done for the day. Great story!
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People with servants working in a kitchen normally have extremely clean cooking spaces ;D
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The sticky menu is a bit of a put-off, but hey, it’s worth a try!
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You would be surprised how many restaurants with sticky laminated menus provide tasty fare.
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It may take her tummy a little while to become accustomed to less than sterile conditions 🙂 I hope she’ll persevere, though, and learn to enjoy the wonderful food of every-day people.
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She has taken the first brave step into uncharted territory. She may be completely won over 😀
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I like it, I’ve been in a few places I call Smokey Joes and feel uneasy about the food cleanliness.
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Sometimes you need to trust in the strength of your stomach 😄
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Is she a clean freak or is the restaurant dodgy?
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Appearances can be deceiving. The restaurant appears like it may be so as it is not dressed up – but the food is well made.
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This was a realistic and well-written story, Colline. I had a relative like that. She never ate at any restaurant. I hope your character takes a chance. However, if I do become ill, I don’t go back to a place or vender. —- Suzanne
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Thank you Suzanne.
Sometimes a person needs to be brave enough to take the first step – even with something as simple as eating out at a restaurant.
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I’m glad she tried it. Little places like this often have the best food. Great story, Colline.
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They do Michelle. It is almost like food you would make in your own kitchen 😀
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That’s a brave step. I hope she doesn’t get sick though!
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She may as she is not used to eating restaurant food.
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Even so, I hope she doesn’t lose her courage after that!
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I like this, it can be interpreted so many ways, I like the idea that it is someone brought up in a very wealthy family and is making ‘ordinary’ friends and experiencing things the way most of us do!
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Sometimes the wealthy need to step out of their bubble and experience the real world outside of their high walls.
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That sticky menu? Staff too busy to clean menus – busy prepping food. A multitude of customers to satisfy. A cornucopia of gratified and well fed clients!
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One would hope so 😄
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