Tuesday, December 05, 2006

don't mess with the kung pao chicken

saturday night three chinese buffet hopefuls descend upon the twin dragon. we will name them aziz, amir and amanda.

the three joyfully finish a wonderful dining experience. amir leaves to visit the men's room while aziz and amanda settle the check.

posted at the register is the cashier, we'll call her maggie. maggie is pretty hot, in case you were curious.

amanda, being the smart one in the group, reads a sign by the register: "we do not accept checks."

"aziz!" she cries, "they don't accept checks!"

"oh really?" asks aziz while maggie, the hot cashier watches out of the corner of her eye while doing some sidework.

aziz and amanda loiter near the door for a few minutes, waiting for amir and walk out the door. maggie, suspicious, walks to the table to find that aziz has taken the check with him.

enter amir.

"hey," says maggie, "your friends left without paying."

"what! i saw him write the check," says the surprised amir.

maggie walks amir outside where his friends are waiting for him in the car. her gut gives a churn, which prompts maggie to take mental note of the make/model of the car and the license plate number.

"guys! where's the check, they said you didn't leave it," says amir.

amanda looks wide-eyed while aziz searches his pockets. "oh hey! here it is, sorry about that."

maggie checks his ID, memorizes his driver's license number and notices he's a minor due to the vertical orientation of the card. the three drive off.

however, the story is not yet complete. for the check is the sort one receives upon opening an account and must handwrite their name and address. maggie gets a queer feeling that this is a bad check.

come monday afternoon (that would be today), maggie drops by a wells fargo and inquires on whether there are sufficient funds in the account. there aren't.

now maggie is pissed and a tad curious as to whether aziz would really write down his actual address. so she maps it and drives to the house.

*knock knock*

enters mrs. aziz.

"hello, is aziz home?" asks maggie.

"no, what's wrong?" asks mrs. aziz with a look on her face that reads: "aziz is in trouble again?"

maggie explains the situation and tells aziz's mom that she'll be back later tonight.

now, maggie is a tad concerned that aziz may have put down the name and address of someone else, but doubts it. so after her evening class and a lovely dinner with a classmate, she returns to the house to see if the same car is there.

why yes. yes it is. as it is 10:30 in the evening and maggie, being the hot and considerate cashier and amateur sleuth she is, does not want to disturb aziz's parents. so she writes a note.

aziz:
you wrote a bad check to twin dragon on dec. 2. this is your opportunity to be responsible. please pay your bill ($40.97) and the $25 fee for a bounced check (total=$65.97) at the twin dragon by WEDNESDAY (Dec 7). i ask that you take this opportunity to be responsible, otherwise i will have to approach the police regarding fraud. please be reminded that i have your drivers license number, address and make and model of your car.

thank you for being understanding and responsible.

sincerely,
maggie from twin dragon.

...to be continued.

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