Catching Firefly (Firefly Series #1)

Levinne

"Even if hope may fade at times, surprising things can still happen to you."

Chapter 3

Levinne

I lost my attention on the group of people when my phone suddenly rang, so I immediately answered it. I didn't expect the caller, so I took a deep breath before answering it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Sie, si Ate Lanie mo 'to. Tapos na ba ang klase mo?" Nahihimigan ko ang takot sa kanyang boses. I also heard some background noises.

"Yes, po. Actually, I'm on my way there. Why?"

"Magmadali ka, please. Isusugod namin si Justine sa clinic. Nagka-problema sa kitchen kanina."

"Sige po. I'm on my way!"

Ibinaba ko na ang aking phone sabay takbo papalabas ng gate. Ipinakita ko ang aking ID sa g'wardiya bago ako neto ipinalabas.

I ran the distance to my workplace. Only a few minutes passed when I arrived at the restaurant. I went through the backdoor because it leads directly to the kitchen. I quickly put on my uniform in my locker before going straight to the kitchen. I found Yong leaning on the stove. His eyes were closed as if in deep thought. Hindi nito napansin ang pagdating ko, kaya minabuti kong tumikhim.

"Ah, Yong, anong nangyari kay Justine?" I asked.

He opened his eyes without looking at me. "She accidentally poured himself into boiling water." Nanlaki ang mga mata ko sa gulat. Si J-Justine? Nabuhusan ng mainit na tubig?

Bakit? Jusko naman!

Nasapo ko na lang ang aking noo. Sa lahat ng maging p'wedeng maging aksidente bakit, 'yon pang mabuhusan ng tubig? Kawawa naman si Justine 'pag gano'n.

"As a result, ikaw ang magiging dishwasher, and at the same time, ay taga-luto habang wala pa kaming na-ha-hire na bago," saad nito at tinanguan ko na lang.

After some instructions from Kuya Yong, I did my work. Fortunately, Earl sometimes helps me when he is done serving food.

And when I finish washing, I will go back to cooking. Fortunately, Mama taught me to cook different kinds of dishes before she passed away. Laking pasalamat ko talaga sa pagtiyatiyaga niya sa akin, lalo na't mahirap ako minsan turuan sa pagluluto.

I'm really thankful for his patience with me, especially since sometimes it's hard to teach me how to cook.

I spent the whole night switching tasks in the kitchen. And by 8:30, we had closed. I don't know, but sometimes we close the restaurant around 9:00 at night. I just finished washing the dishes, and I immediately got dressed because the staff said we had a meeting today.

Everyone was sitting separately, while Kuya Yong was at the counter with papers in his hand. It's obviously sad, especially what happened to Justine. I hope Justine's condition improves quickly.

Kuya Yong sighed, "Good evening, everyone! As we all know, our dearest Justine had an accident in the kitchen. And because of that, hindi na siya makakapag-trabaho pang muli. Kaya ang mangyayari ay nag-hire kami ng bagong staff na papalit sa kanya. He's also a student, kaya part-time lang din siya. But he has skills in cooking, and I hired him!"

A man entered from the kitchen. I was stunned to notice his male beauty despite his dark complexion. His huge, brown, cold-looking eyes match his small, pinkish lips and pointed nose. Even her hair is obviously just a new haircut.

I can also hear the screams of some of my female companions when they see him.

"Good evening, I am Levinne Vladmir Fontilla. I am your newly appointed chef, and I'm glad to meet you all."