Dollar Tacos

   Hey now, so there I was hungry again and heading for some of that Mexican food. We get dollar tacos, carne asada 6 of those, rice and beans, and a Mexican coke (extra sugar and still in a glass coke bottle). I get there, me and Adolfo exchange greetings then I order and go sit down to wait.

In the door comes two of the normal abnormal people we have around here and these two are the real thing just like my coke. They are really fucked up, they are wobbling, Adolfo is eying them, they have money, EBT cards, and they stand at the counter and look up at the menu, still on the wobble. The woman closes one eye and starts to ask Maria, Dolfo's wife, and partner something but no, Maria flees, she is no longer involved in this story, she has left, gone. 

Meanwhile, no shit, meanwhile the dude has taken a seat at a table and is taking his leg off. She comes to help, her purse loses its grip on her and falls on the floor, things fall out, outfits, pill bottles, a crack pipe, this and that, spread out before us. She tries to pick it up and falls the fuck down, dude tries to get up and help, topples over too, they are both down now and they want help.

They are looking at me, they are saying something but I am hysterical, I can't help them, yet. Dolfo is safe, he thinks, behind his counter but nope, it's his floor they are on, he has to do something. He calls Maria but Maria is no longer in this story, she got out early like the smart woman she is, and she does not respond. Slowly, I can hear again and Dolfo is asking should he call an ambulance or the fire department, another customer comes in, stops and looks, and goes right over to help Mr.No Leg leg first because he looks the worst I guess and I get up and head over to help the little woman. 

She screams, "get away from me you motherfucker, I will cut your balls off, Henry!! Help!!" Henry No Leg is not available for assistance as he is trying to reattach his leg, the new guy comes over to help with her but nono, she is not having any of that shit, she comes up with a fingernail file and takes a swipe at the guy then me. I stood back, so did the samaritan, I told Adolfo I'd just come back later and he said good. The Leg is now up and calling me a raper and a dog, the samaritan is gone, I don't know where. 

There is now, here in front of me, an angry woman with a knife on the floor and a one-legged dude that can't help her but wants to fight me. I would not have even gone down there but my wife is out of town and I didn't want to cook. I said it, I did. 

"Why me?" 

I fucking ran away, outside, and watched through the window. They both sat down, ordered shit, and paid for it and that was that. I went to another place down the street and paid two-fifty each for bigger but not as tasty tacos and that'll just have to do it today

The wheel is turning and you can't slow it down.

 Just another lazy day in paradise