They are the last of the diners to leave. It’s been wildly expensive, far more than they’d expected. They put down a credit card. Watching Nikhil sign the receipt, she feels cheap all of a sudden, irritated that they have to leave such a generous tip though there had been no real reason to fault the waiter’s performance. She notices that a number of tables have already been cleared, chairs placed upside down on their surfaces.
More expensive than necessary
