Nick Hendron of Cary, North Carolina, was stopped dead in
his tracks after dining at a local Chinese restaurant Saturday. Upon paying for
his meal, he was handed his usual fortune cookie.
“The fortune cookie at the end is honestly the only
reason I even go to Chinese restaurants,” said Hendron. “I have gotten some
pretty spot-on messages, and it is way cheaper than paying to see a psychic.”
This time, however, Hendron received not one but two
fortunes embedded in the stale almond cookie. He read the first one which said
“Your hard work has paid off. Expect a boost in salary soon.” Hendron was over
the moon. He stated that he had been working extra time at his job at a local
communications company and wondered if his bosses had noticed. In fact, he had
been called into the office just that morning and told that the company had
received a letter from a loyal customer thanking them for Nick’s conscientious
service at her home a week earlier.
Feeling validated with the first fortune, Nick was ready
to accept the fate handed him in the rare second fortune, fully expecting it to
be a positive message as well. He pulled the rest of the cookie apart and while
happily munching on the cookie, he read “Misunderstandings at work could lead
to a demotion.” Hendron nearly choked on the stale cookie. He wondered if this was
a disgruntled fortune cookie worker’s way of getting back at a not-so-nice boss
or if it had a deeper meaning.
Hoping to solve the mystery, Nick motioned the waiter
over and asked if anyone had ever received two fortunes in one cookie, and was
told by the surprised waiter that as far as he knew, it had never happened
before. Hendron then asked for a second cookie and was told that it would cost
him an additional $.50, which the distressed diner gladly paid.
Nick hoped the third fortune would shed some light on
either how two fortunes got into one cookie or more importantly, which way his
life was going to go. He got his answer upon reading the fortune which stated
simply “I quit.”
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