Horribly embarrassed, mildly mollified, thankfully rectified.

I went back a couple days later to the nice little Wok Express Chinese fast food joint because I OWED THEM MONEY FROM last Saturday.

It was earlier in the afternoon.

They recognized me.

They were nice and friendly, yet again.

So I paid and asked them not to give me change since I was short on Saturday.

And do you know what that nice nice owner Chinese-speaking lady said, when she saw what I did? "Aww, it's okay."

Such nice people make my day. I will make it my point to stop by there more often for late night noshy quasi-sustenance.

I think it says a lot that they would do that for a first-time customer.

Or maybe I just looked really sad and pitiful that night!!