Two Hundred Dollars!
The waitress came rushing back. She looked at it and said, “I believe it’s correct, sir.” But it wasn’t. For some reason, the restaurant had tacked an extra $130 on Griff’s $70, making it a whopping $200 for plates of Caprese salad, spaghetti bolognese, and tiramisu.
Livid, Griff asked to see the manager. But the man was impassive. He looked at Griff’s Marine uniform and said, “Your uniform isn’t meant for such places, young man. It’s an eyesore here. The $130 is for our effort to protect the rest of our honored guests from looking at you.”