The End of Jenn

I hate to tell you this but Jenn didn't make it.  We didn't see it coming or maybe we did.  She had some sort of Cancer that wasn't supposed to kill her, but it did.  We wonder if they shouldn't have tried to bring her back one time, but the doctors said that would have ended up hurting even worse and they didn't think they could get her back with her mind.  They must feel bad losing a patient and it must eat some of up.  I've heard a lot of doctors do themselves in.  But I better not say such things or should I.  I usually just tell everybody whatever I'm thinking even if I'm not always.

Her husband or best pal or whatever he is just keeps going out back and bawling in the alley. He thinks we don't notice and because we really like him most days we don't say anything and pretend not to notice.  If you'd ask me, which you didn't, he watched too many John Wayne movies.She got him to go to Love Story years ago.  Well, he walked out.  He didn't think she noticed but when she got to him a tear was running down his cheek and he was saying they shouldn't make such junk.  Most of us know guys are really like that but they all think they are supposed to be tough or we won't love 'em.  Well we could all do with some protection if there was a fight, but a woman with a skillet can settle things.  A little hot grease or coffee can settle things. We've got a sawed off bat we've never used under the counter. Coffee usually works pretty good.

Now Jenn was pretty good at least most of the time.  She'd hand out treats to the kids on Halloween she couldn't afford. If you needed help or a shoulder to cry on she was good.  But somehow I can't see her in a white dress with wings listening to non stop harp music.  No gum up there they say. At least the angels and saints won't have to scrape the bottoms of the tables. No, if they need somebody to serve coffee and wait on table; there must be a lot of them, Jenn would be just the person, soul, or whatever,  She never did like white uniforms and aprons though.

I don't know about writing any more stuff.  Even Garrison Keillor claims he's quitting. It just isn't the same, but I'd like the cafe and Jenn and us all to go on forever.