Ashburn (And borrowing everyone else. Again thank you)
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Ash sighed as he saw Zack walking up the ally, trying vainly to stay on the narrow strip of dead grass on the edge. With another sigh both he and Eric stepped out of the truck and into the thick mud. The rain begun to poor harder and soon drenched all of them to the bone. Ash held the door to the break room open, as the other boys ran into the diner.

Now awake Ash and the others tried their best to rid their shoes (and pants) of the thick mud, dragging across a now thoroughly soiled entry mat. After the futility of their task was evident they went to getting ready for work. Not much talking happened during this time, Ash and Eric getting on their aprons, with Ash trying to wring out his long hair. Zack just ignored them all, hanging up his hat and grabbing a blue rubber apron and hair net from his peg.

Before any of them left the room the door swung open, revealing the boss they had all been hoping to avoid.

"Good morning Mrs. Mabel." Ash said with forced happiness

"Good morning" She replied flatly, though not meanly "I am glad that you guys seem to have recovered. Now today we have a special on buffalo burgers. So I need all of you to go down and get the meat from the fridge."

The fridge she was referring to was the large walk in downstairs. The upstairs only had room for a few normal sized appliances so the whole diner relied heavily on the basement for storage. The basement was a relic of a by-gone era, a cold war bunker from the 50's back when this had been a VA building (of all things). The basement was accessed from the bathroom (an odd feature that nobody could figure out. It made it very hard for them to get food during peak business hours), and was much smaller than the upstairs. It was dark, depressing and everyone hated climbing the steep stairs since there was no guard rail and a single trip would not end well.

But it was part of their jobs, and none of the boys was about to argue with a woman that was already in a bad mood about them. Offering various affirmations they walked past Mabel and towards the stairs. Zack was leading the way, followed by Eric and a still dripping Ash. The bathroom was just a tiny powder room with an ancient tile floor, and a toilet that never looked clean regardless of how much time was spent scrubbing its rusted hulk. Eric and Zack started down the stairs, Ash slowly walking across the tile, to avoid slipping.

Suddenly, without warning, Ash's lungs seized as he stood in the threshold of the door. Ash jolted as the loss of oxygen caused his body to spaz, sending his body hurling down the stairs towards the other boys. His 135 pound body plummeted down, causing a chain reaction that sent the three screaming boys 14 feet down to the raw concrete below. Zack landed first, his face smashing into the cement, knocking him out cold as his shattered face came to rest. Eric landed right after, landing on his back his ribs and spine made a loud cracking sound as he ended his fall. Ash, landed on top of Zack, his left arm underneath him cracked as he smashed it into pieces. His lungs finally took in air just as Ash blacked out from the lack of oxygen.