Venus 2 Diner..by Michael

I reflected on some good old times and memories of the mid 70's. The carefree weekends back in Brooklyn where dance clubs, bar hopping, and a ride from a car service that took me back home again. My intention was to find a girlfriend and maybe establish a relationship, but it never came to pass. Too many one night stands were all these girls seemed to be looking for. The last stop before the car service was a place called The Venus 2 Diner. My meals were always the same. Manhattan clam chowder soup, a lettuce salad with French dressing, a cheeseburger and fries, and for dessert two cups of

coffee. That was the highlight of those weekends back then along with a safe ride home. In 1995 some twenty years later I drove back there to give it a second chance. The names of the clubs and bars had changed and the dancing wasn't the same anymore. It was still a young crowd however and I felt out of place. The Venus 2 Diner was still there which again was to be my last stop. A waitress approached my booth as I caught a glimpse of her name tag. It looked so familiar but I just couldn't remember why. She said "how about some Manhattan clam chowder, a lettuce salad with French dressing, a cheeseburger and fries, and two cups of coffee for dessert"? A sudden flashback of me and Carol had us on a ride home from a car service with a one night stand that should have lasted longer. "I got nothing to go home tonight, how about you"? she said with tears in her eyes. We rode back home and made love for a second time. She introduced me to a daughter that was conceived by us some twenty years before. I asked her to marry me in front of our daughter and all agreed. It wasn't the typical meal you would have at a wedding, but me and the wife thought it appropriate for this special occasion. Manhattan clam chowder soup, a lettuce salad with French dressing, cheeseburger and fries, and 250 cups of coffee.....