Honey Hoppers

ELA

February 20

Once,a man well suited up felt hungry to the point he decided to pull over
his car and have something to eat at a nearby street side restaurant.
It was not one of those fancy restaurants he prefers to visit once in a
while.He simply had no other choice. He decided to sit at a table near the
entrance so that he could get a breath of fresh air. The atmosphere inside
the restaurant was suffocating for a man like him who always chose air
conditioned commutables whenever he could.
"Ugh!", he let out with a sigh.
"I never should have stepped inside.How do people even eat at a place like
this? Stupid me for not having breakfast when mom insisted me to",he
complained to himself.
"Err,excuse me waiter. Can you please take my order?",he finally gathered
courage to place the order since he couldn't bear the troubling hunger
anymore.
"Yes,sir. How can I help you?",asked the waiter.
"Two plain hoppers,please."
"Anything more to add,sir? How about some side dishes?",asked the waiter
in return.
"NO!This would be more than enough",he sternly replied.
"God knows how hygienic this place is.Why would I want to risk my health
by having egg hoppers and side dishes?I am not even sure about the
beverages they serve here.", he thought to himself while having a quick
glance over the kitchen.
It was not long before when he was served with his order,two fresh sizzling
hot hoppers.
"Wait a minute. What the hell do you think this is? Am I a joke to you? Why
are the hoppers brown? I ordered plain hoppers,not honey hoppers. Did
your so called cook add treacle to the hoppers to make it look fancy?"
His complaining was so loud that even the other diners looked in shock as to
what was happening all of a sudden.
The waiter feeling uncomfortable as ever,in a soft voice said,"Sir,but these
are plain hoppers. We do not even serve honey hoppers here."
Underwhelmed and in an attempt to get the crowd's attention even more
this time,he fired back loud and aggressively,"Is this how you treat your
customers? What is the point of running a restaurant if you can't even get
the orders right? This restaurant sucks big time."
The waiter knew things were going to get worse. He slowly leaned towards
him and in a whispering tone said,"Perhaps if you removed your sunglasse
sir,you may realise what you are actually served with"
He was shook for a moment. It took him few good minutes to realise how
big of a fool he made of himself. He was embarrassed and could not even
face the waiter.
"It is alright,sir. I whispered so that the others would not hear."
He felt even more embarrassed.