Life as We have never Known

The Cook takes the first bite

it was during one random conversation Kim and Kamol were having after seeing Auntie Nee run around the house to arrange a dinner for some of Kamol’s business associates

“Auntie Nee is no longer that young, you know… we should hire someone to help her with cooking… someone who can be under her …”

“I agree... I want her to be able to spend more time with Baiboon since she is currently his only living family..”

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Auntie Nee was a force … When Kim suggested hiring a new cook she insisted that she would be the one who arranged the interviews for the new cook despite her insistence that she had all the help she needed already…

and Kim was afraid of her. She reminded him of his mother and she was acting like a house mother to all of them… because she was aware of their tendencies… she would offer extra care for Kim since he set foot into the house… she would steer Khom and Baiboon to spend more time together.. she would provide for Ruj, Kit and Lop what they would need if they are overworking or waiting on each other...

when she picked the cook… Kamol insisted on making his men run a background check on her.. it was not necessary since Kamol was now a retired free man.. but better be cautious...

The new cook blended into their ecosystem faster than light... She was so keen on keeping her job since she has 5 children who need all the aid they can get… those children were residing with their grandparents in the south since it would be so expensive for them to live with their mother here…

Auntie Nee was observing her keenly and making sure she does anything and everything according to pre-set rules.. the only issue with that, was the fact it almost made Kim unable to approach the kitchen.. if he wants to make anything with his own hand he had to get Auntie Nee’s permission beforehand and clear the kitchen for him.. when he asked why… auntie nee said that her gut feeling tells her that there was something wrong...

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Kim and Kamol have established a system that helps them both do their work and have some time for each other… they would have breakfast together.. and after that, both would be at their respective offices till lunch.. if they still have work to do.. it’s mostly done in what is now the Office room for both Kim and Kamol in the house...

so it should not have been any different than any day… They had breakfast together and Kim decided to drop baiboon off.. he was not feeling amazing today but he didn’t make much of it.. maybe it was something not set right with his stomach...

he was feeling off but not alarmingly off… but as the day rolled he was feeling increasingly unwell… not cold though, nothing was off with his throat or chest.. but he was having a hard time breathing… his stomach was increasingly unwell… and his body felt off… he has not been exposed to anything, most of the food they ate is either in one of Kamol’s casinos or at their home… so nothing should be a mess with that…

By the time noon rolled around Kim was suffering… he was unwell… his stomach was hurting like all hell and he felt cold … horribly Cold…

May came into the office to hand him some documents and found him lying down on the couch in the office...

“Kim… are you ok ?? “

“my stomach is hurting a bit... I am just resting, May, anything urgent ?”

“No, I was going to hand those files to you…”

She touched his head and he felt feverish …

“Oh, Kim!! you are feverish… I should call Kamol to take you home…”