A single customer in the lobby of a crowded restaurant
She is leaning against the glass door
ignoring the noise and careless strangers bumping into her
A single customer is on the phone
cupping her hand around one ear
listening to someone or something
A single customer waits a long time
until the hostess shouts out
Linda
As they walk toward a table
customer no longer on the phone, hostess with two menus
Linda holds up a single finger, followed by no one