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Pages 86-87

Marty goes in, notices a nerd at the counter reading comics and eating Rice Krispies (ooooh!!! I KNOW WHO THIS NERD IS, IT’S HIS DAD, THIS IS GONNA BE SO GREAT), makes the phone call, no answer, so he tears out the page from the phone book and asks the counterman (that’s what the book calls him!) about the address, Counterman asks him if he’s gonna order something, and Marty orders his Tab.  ”You’ll get that later.” the dude sighs, so Marty orders his Pepsi Free and what happens next is amazing:

“Kid”, the counterman said, making no attempt to hide his growing irritation, “if you want a Pepsi, you gotta pay for it.”

Am I slow, Marty thought

Hahaha YEP THAT IS AWESOME.

So Marty asks for something without sugar in it, gets a cup of water AND a cup of black coffee.  ”Marty did not enjoy black coffee”, the book tells us, and I kinda hope it’s supposed to be an exact quote of what Marty’s thinking to himself in the third person at this moment.  

Anyway, instead of asking for something without sugar in it and leaving it at that, as in the movie, Book Marty asks for some Sweet ‘n’ Low.  Wait, are we all aware of what Sweet ‘n’ Low is?  Well heck, the BEST writers never take any chances:

“Tell me what Sweet ‘n’ Low is,” the counterman said, forcing patience into his voice.

“It’s an artificial sugar substitute with no calories,” Marty said.

“We don’t have anything like that.”

The Middle Ages, Marty thought.

THANKS MARTY.  Counterman wants to get paid, Marty pulls out a twenty, Counterman says he can’t break that and asks him where he got a $20 bill anyway, and Marty says “I’m a spoiled rich kid, new in town.” because the alternative would be to tell him he’s a drug dealer?  Then suddenly things get awesome because SOMEONE barges into the store and calls out “Hey, McFly!”

YES!  FINALLY

WHO COULD IT BE?? 

TOMORROW WE WILL FIND OUT TOGETHER 

(via magicfran)