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Diner of the Damned— Rexham
Chapter 19 — July 1983 — What the Hell is This Anyway?
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“Do you like the burger?” Janey asked. “You haven’t touched it.
“I’m so hungry.”
“Then why don’t you eat?”
Linda didn’t know why. She didn’t know why she couldn’t look at Janey either. Her eyes were fixed on a man in a green cap seated at the end of the counter. The diner was suddenly busy, all of the tables full. But the man in the green cap, she couldn’t take her eyes away. He was thin and dark with a curly black beard, and his eyes were wide, bulging from their sockets. He was muttering something at his plate.
“Did I upset you?” Janey said. “Why won’t you eat?”
“I’m so hungry,” Linda said mechanically, still staring at the man. She tried to look at Janey but couldn’t. She didn’t know why. When she turned, there was the window. Gazing out across the paved apron, Ollie Jane’s plane was gone. She squinted and rubbed her eyes.
“Where’s your plane?”
“It’s in Bogota.”
The waitress glided up to the booth sideways. Her uniform was dusty and she smelled like dirt. Linda looked up at her.
