The Remnants Of Forgotten Love

chapter 29

"Sometimes bad things happen to highlight the good things"

(Liam's pov)

It was Tuesday, our restaurant opened like as usual. I was greeting the crowd of our customers who were coming inside of our restaurant, in the place of Raju. That's when I saw a girl coming inside. I smiled to her and showed her an empty seat to sit like i do with my each customers.

After sometime when I was done welcoming them, i started taking their orders. With a pen and notebook, I went towards a table and took my first order.

As i walked more, suddenly a girl called me. Turning around i found the same girl looking at me, smiling. I smiled back to her even though I felt weird.

"hey please come here" she suddenly called me, pointing finger at me. I walked up to her and stood infront of her.

"How may i help you ma'am?" I asked her, holding a gentle smile

"maam? Please call me by my name"

I was taken a back by her reply. But didn't react much and asked,
"what is your order?"

"Emily" she stood up, holding my hand and said,
"my name is Emily"

I could not understand what to say..why is she telling me her name? And holding my hand? I took my hand back but Still I smiled at her and nodded. "Your order ma'am?"

She seemed to ignore my question and asked, "what's your name?"

"L..Liam" i replied slowly and then asked loud, "ma'am please, may i know your order?"

My voice was strict. I made her understand that i don't want any other information from her. Only the order.

She sat down suddenly and said,
"what's the best in this restaurant? And who is the cook? Do you cook?"

"I'm" i replied.

She grinned and said,
"oh what a luck i have! I'll taste you...I mean food cooked by your hands"

I didn't reply and held a poker face. She surely wasn't giving me good vibes.

"ma'am your order?"

"Anything will work but please you need to cook" she said excitedly. I could not understand her behaviour but... said nothing and went back.

After coming to the kitchen, I started cooking for the orders. Suddenly I heard isla calling me from behind,

"Liam? What are you doing? I saw you talking with a girl, she was even holding your hand, who was she?" She asked me. I bit mine inner cheek before replying her.

"A customer"

"A customer was even holding your hand?" Isla asked as she raised an eyebrow and smirked on my reply.

I was about to open my mouth and tell her that the girl has made me uncomfortable as well but I kept quiet because I should make a distance between us.

I can't risk to put you in danger or let you feel that ache or something even worse to happen to you.

I turned around and started cooking again without replying anything to isla.

"What happened Liam? What happened Liam?" Isla came behind me asking me the same thing again and again.

"Liam why are you not talking to me?"

"I am talking to you, but it's just that I also have to hurry up with the orders" I said, trying to focus on cooking.

"Oh ok then" she said in a low voice, walking out of the kitchen. I'm sorry Isla.

After some time, I went out of the kitchen and started giving the orders to the exact tables, before I could even reach the girl with her order she already called me,
"Liam, Liam come here" I looked at her with a shocking face and jogged my lake to her tavern

"Oh my God Liam, you finally came I was missing you so much" I gave her an awkward smile and placed her food on the table,

"Here is your order ma'am"

"You are still calling me ma'am! I told you my name, only Emily"

I pursed my lips a little tight and thought why is she acting so weird... I turn back to leave without answering her.

"Where are you going?" She said, holding on to the hem of my sleeve.

"What?" I raised my eyebrow at her behaviour. 

"Won't you eat with me?"

"What?" I asked, shocked at her behaviour.

"Won't you accompany me to eat, I can't eat alone" she said with a pout, holding onto my sleeve.

"I'm sorry but this is not the part of my job" I refuse, politely in a strict voice.

"Is this the service here, I guess I will have to leave a bad review on this restaurant's page, and my social media account with millions of followers" she said, slightly shaking her head.

"What do you mean?"

"Here, I have a duty of finding good places for my sweet followers" she said, showing me the screen of her phone, on which her follower count was so near a million. Ugh I guess I will have to take it, I can't make more trouble for isla.

"Alright" I said, sitting on the seat infront of her.

"Here" she said, passing me some of her ordered food.

"Sorry, I'm allergic to that" I lied.

"Then is there anything you would like to order?"

"No, all the other chefs are busy too, and here I'm..." I paused.
"Accompanying you for dinner" I added.

"It's ok" she said, grinning.

"Umm... so... do you have a girlfriend?" She asked, looking at me.

"No..." I said... I wanted to say yes, I have a girlfriend. Isla. But that will weaken me in my resolute to keep a distance with her...

"Then what do you think about me?" She asked, cupping her face with her hands with a grin dancing on her lips.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean... us!"

Is she... flirting with me? Hah...

"I'm sorry, but I have work to do" I said, getting up from my chair to leave.

"Wait!"

"Can you give me your number?" She said, holding onto the hem of my sleeve.

"Why?"

"Because I love you-"
"I meant I love your restaurant's food, if I have your number then I can also order food and stuff"

"Oh, for that you can take our restaurant's card from that desk over there" I said, pointing at the counter desk near the door. Hearing my words, a pout appeared on her face, and she hung her head low in disappointment.

"Enjoy your time" I said, leaving.