Sam's Diner (12/21)

"How did you know my name?" she asked between sobs.

"Larry called you Barbara before he left," he responded.

"How'd you know about my life?"

"It was just a guess. It wasn't hard to figure out. You look sad. You look like someone who had big dreams but didn't have the courage to follow through with the chase. You took the easy way out."

She exploded again. "Easy way out? You think working in this greasy dump for fifteen years was taking the easy way out? Oh, let me tell you something, mister. You just let me tell you something."