The Carpenter's Miracle Page #3

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Spare me.

Easy, girl.

Lovely.

That food on the plane

was unedible.

I thought it was tasty.

Don't worry.

We will find a place.

Yeah, fast food

here I come.

Whoever heard of an entire town

shutting down so early?

What do these people do,

hibernate?

Country folk.

They get up early,

so they turn in early, you know?

Turn in?

God, spare me

from fly-over people.

Uh, you know,

I'm from Oklahoma.

I'm one of those

fly-over people, right?

That would explain a lot.

Better than being

a big-city snob.

You say.

Yes, ma'am, I do say.

I'd go postal

if I had to live here.

That's just

the "hangry" talking.

You're hungry,

you're tired, I get it.

I'll just go to

the motel, I give up.

Oh, oh, oh, hang on,

hang on, now.

Oh, I see a bar.

I think it's open.

A bar?

Yup.

Thank you, lord!

I see a Martini in my future.

It's open, I think.

Two gin Martinis, extra dry...

dirty, with extra olives,

I know.

And a fat bacon cheeseburger.

With greasy fries.

Heaven.

Yeah.

Hello!

Hello!

Yeah!

Just wait a second!

I'll be right with you!

Just down here doing

some restauranteering.

Yeah, folks,

we're all closed up.

Last call was half an hour ago.

Last call?

That early?

Well, uh,

you folks just looking

for a drink?

Well, we wouldn't mind

something to eat.

Ah, my cook had to

go home early

on account of

her granddaughter's sick,

but I got pickled eggs

and pretzels

if that'll help you any.

Mm.

That's okay,

I'll have a gin Martini,

dirty, extra-extra olives,

from the shelf, not the well.

In a clean glass, please.

I'll just...

whatever you have on tap.

You people are here

about the miracle?

You're the news folks, right?

Uh, what do you know

about the miracle?

Well, just about the same

as everybody else, I guess.

Here's your Martoonie.

I haven't made one of those

in a long time.

I bet.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Mm. Do you believe

it was a miracle?

Well, I wasn't there,

so I can't rightly say,

but I've known all those folks

all my life,

and none of them are liars,

so if they say

it happened that way,

then that's

the way it happened.

You know what,

I think I'll go for the

pickled eggs and pretzels.

Sure.

So you do believe it, then?

Well...

You know, miracles have been

pretty sparse in my lifetime.

But, I guess this is about

as close to a real miracle

as you can get.

Oh, I'll get you

a fork for that.

Why am I so nervous?

It's just a date.

Man, it's no big deal.

20 minutes early?

I can't show up

20 minutes early,

I'll look desperate.

What wrong with you, man?

Okay, easy does it.

Less is more.

Don't talk too much,

it makes you look desperate.

Okay, deep breaths,

deep breaths...

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