I'm not sure if this is fiction or non-fiction, but it seemed very real. And I liked that you worked in the transformation near the end, though I would have loved it if you elaborated a bit more about the waitress and how what she said made the protagonist feel, because you were very descriptive earlier.

This is my first critique on Steem, so please don't take this the wrong way, but I noticed some grammar errors throughout that were a bit distracting.

The heart of the story is clear though.