Chapter 12 - THE RESTAURANT CLOSEDNot because Elias bought it and destroyed it.
That would have taught the wrong lesson.
The restaurant faced labor violations.
Underage employment.
Cash wages.
Safety failures.
Regulators acted.
The owner paid penalties and later sold the business.
The servers were protected as much as possible.
One waiter who had witnessed Cecelia drag Mia said:
“I should’ve stepped in.”
Mia, older then, answered:
“Yes.”
Not cruel.
Accurate.
He nodded.
“I was afraid I’d lose my job.”
She said:
“I was afraid too.”
That stayed with him.
Later he helped organize worker protections at another restaurant.
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Small change.
Real change.
