Over my shrimp fried rice, I eavesdrop on the flutter of conversations drifting from surrounding booths. Friends lunching and laughing.
Dining alone, I write about future undiscovered friendships in my journal. I’m in no rush to finish my meal, so I sip my jasmine tea and anticipate my fortune cookie.
Roberta Beach Jacobson wrote this story while dining solo at her neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Her fortune: ‘Investigate new possibilities with friends. Now is the time!’
I hope your holidays and new year 2022 brings you meaningful friendships. š
Thank you for your concern, Edythe. Actually I am not so new in this town. This is, of course, fiction. But the fortune cookie from that restaurant is real! – Roberta Beach Jacobson