Burger Queen

Story Sent in by Gary:

When I was out to a first date dinner with Maxine, she received a phone call from her younger brother. She put him on hold and asked me if I'd be up for visiting him after dinner. It was a weird thing to ask on a first date but I told her it would be fine. She hung up with him and I asked her where we'd be visiting him. She said he worked at a local mall's food court.

Maxine's brother, Liam, worked at a burger place that looked out to a big atrium. When we made it there, Maxine asked me buy something because Liam's boss might have been watching. I ordered a small fries.

Maxine asked, "That's it? Can you order something bigger? We might be talking here for a little bit."

I said, "I'll just eat the fries really slowly."

She said, "You're gonna get Liam in trouble. Now order something bigger. Just for looks, okay?"

I didn't really want to but I also wanted the argument to be over so I ordered some burger combo. When it was ready I passed it over to Maxine. She asked, "What are you doing? I don't want that crap!"

I said, "I don't want to eat a burger. I'm not hungry. You eat it."

She said, "Gross! I'm not eating it! You have to eat it while I talk to my brother! His boss is probably watching!"

I refused. "There's no way I'm eating that."

She said, "If neither of us eat it then he has to. His boss is watching!"

I said, "Then I hope Liam's hungry."

Maxine called me something nasty then handed the burger to her brother. She said to him, "I'm so sorry you have to do this. Because of someone!" and she stared at me.

Her brother then began to cry as he ate the burger in silence. Maxine said things to me like, "Look what you're making him do!" and "I hope you're happy!" and "I can't believe you'd be so cruel."

Not that that wasn't enjoyable but I finally said that I had to go to the bathroom and I left.