So, I have these 2 regulars. I met them together, and they would come in and see me together, and when one was away as he travelled a lot for work, the other would come in on his own and see me. I'd see them at least fortnightly and I'd usually spend at least half my shift with them, even if it was just sitting with them and drinking because I knew that when they were booking shows, it was worth it.
Then one went away for about 2 months, and all of a sudden, the other guy stopped coming in. I had no idea why he wasn't around anymore and why the one who was away stopped mentioning him, because he was the kind of guy who if he was going to stop coming to see me, he'd say goodbye.
Finally I saw the guy that had gone away last night, he came in and booked me straight away, for quite a lengthy time, and when we got into the room he was like..."the reason I was so quick to book you is because I felt I had to tell you before you asked...but my friend, he hasn't come in to see you, because he died."
He was 40 years old, but had a history of heart attacks in the family, and had had one a few years back, but this one happened during the night and he died in his sleep.
I had no idea how to react. I'm still feeling weird now. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel - I've never known anyone that's died before...and...he was just a customer, but he was one I saw frequently and whom I knew so much about and whom I'd talk to all the time. I feel so weird.
Has anyone had this happen to one of their customers? I really don't know how I should feel. But I cried when he told me and I've been depressed since. I got so wasted afterwards...it was really bizarre, usually when I'm drunk I'm really giggly and bubbly, but this time I was angry and abusive and eventually wound up crying.
And I'm sort of in trouble for getting so wasted at work, but I told them that I'd just found out my regular had died...but...I felt stupid telling them that it really upset me...




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