Don't Crave the Burger
Driving on the road looking at the billboard signs Jim came across an unusual sign that caught his eye, in such disbelief that if had not actually seen it he was sure that it was his imagination playing tricks on him. Just a few miles up the road the sign appeared again, this time it was far enough that he was able to pull over to the shoulder and actually read the sign. It read Don't crave the Burger but Embrace the Hunger. He thought about it as his stomach growled like a Mack truck running by. The picture of the burger with its lettuce hanging over draped like a sexy outfit on a centerfold model. The cheese runneth like the bulls in Spain. The juices sweat like Richard Simmons chasing a doughnut truck. Ok now I have to eat it's only two exits away, he thought. Jim drove his station wagon with wood panels to the exit and realized that someone had taken all the road signs and had no idea where it could possibly be.
Jim rolled down the window hoping that his nose would guide him there but all that he got a whiff of was mulch. Guess I'll make a left and see where it leads. Maybe there would be a gas station that he could ask for a bit of guidance. He drove about a mile and a half before the Chevron station appeared, as he pulled up to go inside he noticed that it was closed and there was a sign on the door be back in twenty out for a burger What kind of backward town is this place should I wait the twenty minutes or jus drive for ten minutes hoping that the place is just down the road and then that burger would go in his big belly. He checked the bathroom on the side to see if it was open or not, made a pit stop while he was there, and decided to wait it out until the clerk had returned.
He was looking at his watch and noticed that it was early and was wondering where the heck everyone was. The whole town lies dormant like a volcano. The only noise was coming from the cars on the highway. Did he get stuck in a time warp town? If I see a Dalurian I'm getting the hell out of this town and back onto the highway. It was only a little after eight and there seemed to not be anyone around. How could it be possible that a whole town was vacant, Jim recalled a movie such as this and if he saw cornstalks in the window he would have had a stroke "He's coming for you Malachai". As he chuckled, he headed down the road to see what else was there. Jim drove for about ten minutes up the road and saw absolutely nothing, not even a porch light as he passed some driveways. Jim turned around and headed back toward the gas station.
He pulled in to check to see if the clerk had returned but the sign remained hanging on the door from the inside seemingly untouched. He peered through the window hoping that the clerk was in there, maybe grabbing a soda from the walk-in fridge. He was famished by now and craving that burger. Nothing would really fill that void after seeing that and wanting to find it for the last half hour. Jim knew that it was only seven minutes to the exit so another ten after that should put him somewhere near the place. He became a little hangry and was sitting at a red light and was wondering what in the hell am I doing, there is no one in this gosh darn town I should just go through. With the luck, he's been having to find this place he would end up getting pulled over by some Barney Phife cop and spending the night in the slammer.
As he started to drive away from the traffic light he saw some tail lights up ahead and thought ok there are human beings in this town maybe he was looking for the burger place just like me. He tried to drive as fast as possible to catch up to the car that was ahead of him but they had gotten away and were no longer visible. He kept on driving looking on his left and on his right. Where in the hell is this damn burger place? Jim said to himself a few more minutes while driving and then I'm turning around. I have to get back to the highway. Maybe I'll just stop off at the next rest stop and grab a sandwich and just then with a twist of fate there was the burger place with about the whole damn town there. I wonder if the gas station guy is still here?
I walked up to the window and asked the girl behind the counter for the burger that was on the billboard. She gladly replied, "No problem we've been waiting for you". Jim asked her do you think that someone could put a damn sign up so people can find this place? It's been a crazy time just trying to find you guys. She smiled and told me sometimes life throws you in the wrong direction just to bring you in the right one.
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