The photographer(freenbecky)

Chap 48: Competition ii (F&B)

"Then I'll go first. See you tomorrow " said the manager. She bid farewell to Freen and Mio but they didn't hear it. Stills seriously discussing the sudden competition.

"The winner will get one wish and the loser is obligated to fulfil it. That's the prize" Mio ended their discussion.

"Okay, let's go for groceries shopping. Mio goes into her car first followed by Freen and Becky.

"Can you guys just stop fighting?" Said Becky softly. Freen looked at Becky's tired face. She felt a bit guilty but she can't ignore it when it comes to her pride in cooking.

"Bec, don't worry. We're not fighting. This is fair competition. We won't argue like before " Freen answered calmly while caressing Becky's hand.

"That's true Becky. Don't worry. Just get some sleep. When we arrived home, we will wake you up" add Mio while looking at Becky through the rear mirror.

"Okay then, promise me that you won't be fighting over this" Becky gives in and lean her head on Freen's shoulder.

"If I caught both of you fighting again, then both of you sleep outside tonight." Add Becky and then close her eyes before falling asleep in a second.

"But that's my house tho," said Mio.

"I don't care" mumbled Becky half conscious.

"We won't start a fight if no one sparks the fire first," said Freen but at that time, Becky already sleeping soundly.

"I hope so," said Mio.

Freen patting Becky's leg, like a child. Mio grabs a blanket at the passenger seat that she always uses and hand over it to Freen.

"Cover her with this," said Mio. Freen takes it and cover Becky's body.

At 6.30 o'clock, they arrived home. Freen carry Becky into their room while Mio carries all the groceries to the kitchen. They plan to wake up Becky when they almost finish cooking so Becky won't witness a war ever happening in the kitchen.

Freen brought a tripod and a camera, and set up it facing the kitchen. Mio looks at Freen weirdly.

"Just in case. I don't want to make my baby mad. So, we will have fair competition. Seriouslyfair and square." Said Freen. Mio nodded agree but...

"Wow, you really make my house like yours. Casually use my camera?" Mio questioning Freen. Freen smile awkwardly.

"You don't mind right?" ask Freen.

"No, just use it." Said Mio cool. Freen smile brightly before going to the kitchen. Take all ingredients that she needs.

After they finish setting up all their utensils and ingredients,  Mio starts the timer.

For 30 minutes, they went smoothly without any commotion. Just right after that, Freen unintentionally put her ingredients inside Mio's pot since they cook it side by side.

Just like having a sixth sense, Mio turn her head and caught Freen red-handed.

"Freen... what are you trying to do..." said Mio in a low tone, more to a threat.

"I mistook your pot for mine. Really!" Said Freen, scared.

"What did you put in my pot?" Ask Mio.

"Just... minced garlic?" reply Freen. Mio stares at Freen's pot causing Freen to freak out.

"You didn't think anything bad right?" Mio walks toward Freen with a jar of sugar.

"No...no...no" Freen try to block Mio but she can't compete with Mio's strength. Then Mio put a big fist of sugar in Freen's pot. Freen's eyes widened.

Freen whose furious with Mio's action grab the flour container, grab the flour and throw it to Mio causing some of it to enter her mouth. She coughs hard and glare at Freen. Mio's faces is already white like a Chinese ghost.

Freen laughed hard while Mio quickly grabs celery from the cabinet and hit Freen's face using it. Freen touches her burning cheeks and her eyes catch a glimpse of leek on the cabinet. She hurriedly grabs it and fights Mio back. They use the celery and leek like a sword and hit each other with it.

They didn't run from each other but instead, come closer. If they are too close until they can't hit, one of them will take one step back just to give some space for them to continue.

Even they fight with full of enthusiasm and fairness.

When Mio's celery is already ruined, she grab a cucumber and made Freen shocked.

"Oh, that's gonna be too hurt tho," said Freen, who didn't agreed with Mio's choice.

"Really? Then, this?" Mio grabbed asparagus and Freen shook her head.

"That will be too hurt. Change" reply Freen. Mio frowned her eyebrows, looking at the cabinet what can she use.

"But, we're in the middle of a fight tho. Why should I ask for your opinion?" Mio confuses for a moment with her own action.

Then Freen takes a chance to hit Mio's head when her guard is down. Mio without thinking much grabs radish and catch Freen who already run away.

Freen run into the storage room but she made a big mistake by doing so. Mio enters and hit Freen's head quite hard with the radish.

"Aahhh, it's hurt!" Shout Freen not too loud. Mio laugh before about to run out of the room but when she turned her body around, she didn't realize the door was close made her bump her forehead onto it. Her body bounce back making her fall.

"Arghh!!!" Shout Mio and covering her fave using her palm. She felt her forehead and nose hurt. While Freen just laughed hard seeing the scene in front of her.

"You deserve it!" Said Freen but Mio didn't respond to her. Mio still covering her face, didn't move a bit making Freen stop laughing and worried.

She comes closer to Mio and pulls her hand from covering her face. Mio eyes became a bit teary because of the paint but that's not what caught Freen's attention.

This time, she need to hold her laugh when she saw Mio's red forehead but then Mio's nose bleed.

"You're bleeding!" said Freen panic.
Mio put her finger under her nose and saw red liquid on her finger. She freak out for a moment but then the blood didn't stop flowing.

Mio stand up and run to the kitchen followed by Freen with her leek and Mio's radish in her hand.

Mio goes to the sink and wash her nose. Freen just stand not too far from Mio, look at the mess they have done. 'If Becky saw this, I'm gonna die. Sky gonna be my blanket then.' said her in mind.

She saw Mio still in front of the sink.

"We got no time to for this." Mumble Freen.

Freen grabs a tissue and give it to Mio to block her nose from bleeding using it. After Mio did it, Freen grabbed Mio's hand and made Mio confuse. Dizziness from the collision still lingered in her head.

"What's wrong with you?" Ask Mio.

"Look! We're doomed if Becky saw this " said Freen. Mio look around her before nodding. Flour covered the wooden colour floor, and pieces of vegetables can be seen everywhere.

"I guess we need to clean up this mess first" add Mio.  Freen takes the broom to swipe the floor but then she stops in front of the fridge.

"Do you smell what I smell?" Ask Freen. Mio tries to smell but she can't since both of her noses are blocked right now. She even needs to breathe using her mouth.

"What?" Ask Mio.

"Smell something burn"