I Asked the Waiter to Split the Check

parmesan, added about twenty minutes ago.”

I knew immediately what it was.

I hadn’t ordered it. My girls hadn’t eaten it. Kevin had ordered his own meal. My dad had veal. My mother had soup and half a sandwich. Aunt Linda had eggplant. Jennifer and Brian had enough food on that table to stock a waiting room.

Brian picked up the receipt.

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