16. Life Must Go On
Despite the loss of a regular customer, Luby’s continued its operation on a daily basis. They had to move forward as there were many other customers they had to take care of. As for the rest of the service staff, they were completely oblivious. They didn’t seem to care Buck would no longer come to their fine establishment.
Some of them were even thankful that they didn’t have to look at Buck’s grumpy face any longer. They felt happy that he would no longer sneer or curse at them. For the rest of Texas, the world didn’t stop; yet, to Salazar, it felt like it had.