I’ve bartended for 10 years at various bars. Being a bartender, you flirt with everyone that enters the place to make tips. Sometimes things get wild.
It was a Monday night, normally my day off. But it was Halloween. I have no children and the other bartenders all have young kids. I offered to cover the shift so they could take them tricker-treating. I was exhausted from a partying weekend but I figured I owed it to them.
The night was semi busy but everyone was leaving early since it was a weekday. A couple of people came in dressed in costumes but other than that it was not a busy night. In fact, after 1115 not a customer came in. I was starting to fall asleep on my feet. I decided to lock the doors and start cleaning the bar so I could head home and sleep. Sweeping, mopping, and cleaning really dragged and I could feel my body drained. I sat with a cold Yuengling while I waited for the floor to dry before stocking the coolers. I drank the beer and then looked in the coolers made a list of my needs and went to the walk-in. After walking out with the cart full of beer, I was shocked to see someone sitting at the bar. I swear I locked the doors.