2 Worlds Apart - Jiara Story

Chapter 2: we're not alike

The Next Day:

The wreck is very slow today. There's only like four tables being used right now. So I'm just hanging out in the kitchen talking to Roni or Veronica which is her actual name. She is one of the other waiters here and she's Kaden's older sister. I've known her since I was like a newborn. Our parents have been best friends since middle school. She's practically my cousin at this point.

" Oh my god you will never believe what happened to me this weekend." Roni exclaims playing with her wavy red hair.

" What? Tell me every single detail!" I smile wanting to figure out what crazy shit she got herself into this weekend. Last week she almost got arrested cause she broke into this abandoned fire department a town over and the cops came, but her and her friends managed to escape just in time.

" Well—." She starts to say before my dad cuts her off.

" Kie you have people at table 8. Stop gossiping and start taking orders!" My dad yells from across the kitchen.

I roll my eyes and grab my notebook. " Can you call me tonight and tell me all about it?" I ask as I'm about to walk out of the kitchen and into the dinning area.

" Definitely! Oh and good luck by the way. Looks like you got the pouges at your table." Roni laughs teasing me and the fact that I'm gonna have to deal with them for a bit.

I look over to table 8. John b, Pope, and JJ all are huddled around a small table near a window over looking the marsh. It looks like they are talking about something I don't know what, and honestly I don't really care. I just wish it could have been anyone else. " Great. Well this is going to be interesting. Do you wanna take my table for me?" I ask jokingly.

Roni laughs, " Yeah, that's gonna have to be a no. Have fun though." I smile and flip her off before walking towards the table.

I take a deep breath before stoping in front of their table. They never come here. Why are they here tonight? Couldn't they have gone literally anywhere else? It's like they wanted to start drama or something.

I clear my throat, getting the attention from the three boys. It's kind of funny watching their eyes go from being all bright and happy to panic. I guess they also weren't expecting to see me tonight. I watch as JJ looks back and forth between me, John b, and Pope. I can't believe I use to be friends with that douche. " Welcome to the Wreck. Do you guys know what you want to drink?" I say trying to sound all professional when really I just wanted to tell them to leave (more so JJ). I don't really mind John b and Pope. JJ just really gets on my nerves. He's always trying to start shit with me.

" Um can I have a water please." Pope asks, being the first in the group to talk to me.

" Can I have a coke." John b says awkwardly as he looks at JJ nervously.

" Ok! And what about you JJ?" I say looking right into his eyes giving him a dirty look.

" Can we get a different waitress? I would really like one that isn't a greedy kook who is dating that dickhead Kaden." JJ yells kind of loud, but not too loud so my parents hear.

I look over to the kitchen to look at Roni to try to get her help, but all I see is her laughing hysterically. I shake my head at her trying not to laugh along with her. JJ's roast wasn't really that good of a roast, but I'll still get him back for calling me greedy and my boyfriend a dickhead. That's how things go between the two of us. One of us does something mean to the other person so the other person has to return the action.

I smile at him, " I'm sorry that's not possible. You can always leave if you want. No one's making you stay here. I mean can you even afford a whole meal here?" I ask knowing that was totally not professional but it needed to be said. I don't want them to dine and dash. Plus he called me greedy. It's the same thing but just the opposite I guess since he's poor and can't afford anything. That's why Mallory mostly now, says Kooks and Pouges don't mix. Sarah used to say that too but now she never does. Sometimes she stands up for them and I don't really understand why, but like whatever I guess.