Last Shift

By Joseph Colosimo

Ray didn't plan on his final shift meaning anything.

It was supposed to be just another late night at a fast-food drive-thru - headsets buzzing, fryers humming, customers coming and going without a second thought. But word gets out that it's his last night, and suddenly the window becomes something else entirely.

Over the course of one long evening, everyone from Ray's past seems to pull into the drive-thru lane - old friends, former classmates, teachers, exes, strangers carrying their own quiet pain. Some conversations are funny. Some are awkward. Some cut deeper than Ray expects. Each one forces him to confront the life he's been standing still inside.

As the night grows stranger and more intense, Ray realizes the job was never just a job. It was a place people went when they didn't want to be alone - including him. And when the doors finally close at 2:00 a.m., Ray is left with a choice he can't ignore anymore.

Last Shift is a funny, tender, real-time novel about small towns, missed chances, and the courage it takes to stop waiting. It's about the people who pass through our lives for only a moment - and how sometimes, one night is enough to change everything.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GF7J1GNX
• ISBN13: 9798242775084
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"