At Wicks End – Tim Myerd

Since it was Saturday night, I expected the place to be swamped by teenagers, but I was surprised by the range of folks there enjoying a night out. The booths were all black vinyl, the carpeting an industrial gray, and the walls painted an audacious red. Vintage music from the jukebox barely made a dent in the clatter of conversations. Bill Haley and the Comets were rocking around the clock one minute, then Patsy Cline was belting out “Crazy” the next. The smells coming from the kitchen were no doubt part of the reason for the place’s popularity.

It was worth the trip even if you didn’t eat anything, just to catch a whiff of that aroma. Heather guided me to one of the only open booths, a spot far away from the jukebox, and said, “Wait right here. I’ll be back in a second.” She took three steps, paused, then yelled back, “What do you like on your pizza?”

“You decide. I’ll eat just about anything.” Heather nodded, then came back a few minutes later after fighting through the crowd to place our order. “So what are we having?” I asked. “I ordered us a garbage pizza.” I smiled gently. “This place might be doing great, but they should probably work on the names of their specials.” Heather laughed, showing dimples I hadn’t seen before. “Okay, they call it the Heaven Scent, but it’s got everything on it they don’t throw away, so I call it a garbage pizza.

It doesn’t sound very appetizing, does it?” “Are you kidding me? I can’t wait.” The music in the background shifted to an old Frank Sinatra tune, and I said, “The musical tastes around here are eclectic, aren’t they?” Heather said, “You can request a new record for the jukebox with every tenth pizza you buy. There are only a couple of conditions, but they’re written in stone. Your pick has to be from the ‘50s or ‘60s, that’s the only music the owner, April May, really likes, and if you don’t renew it every two months, the song gets pulled if it hasn’t fallen out of the rotation by then.”

“Please tell me you’re kidding.” Heather said, “It’s the truth. I had The Purple People Eaters on last month.” “I’m not talking about the music. Are you telling me the woman who owns this place is really named April May?” Heather grinned and waved to an older woman standing behind the counter with an easy smile and flaming red hair. She had on an apron that said, “Kiss your Momma” and was sporting a pair of green bibbed overalls underneath it. “What can I get you, love?”

she said to Heather as the crowd parted for her when she walked toward us. “April, I’d like you to meet Harrison. Black.

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