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"What?" I said, irritated. Can't Nari (my friend slash boss) see that I'm too busy beating this Mobile game? Why am I even wasting my time resting my lazy head on the wooden counter, feeling bored, instead of doing that at home? Working in a restaurant isn't the career I chose or planned to work at all. Never even wanted another job anyway after being fired from my first (and last) job as a office worker. All day, staying only in bed or couch, my body lacked energy and was too inactive cooking my own meals, chores became a hassle, and never did felt moving anywhere-except when I needed to buy soju*,I go out to the convenience store that's close to my apartment.
"Your break was over five minutes ago and I need you to go pass these meats to the couple over there. That's an order!" Without my permission, she snatched my phone away from my hands and gave a stern look to my utter outrage.
Who let her act like my Mom?! The nerve of her! Has she forgotten that I used to control her?Ooh, I want to yell a few swear words right at her face! But if both of us cause a scene in front of the customers (which a few notice us already) then surely we'll be going to the police station, meaning someone won't get paid.
I've known Nari back when we were high school delinquents. A bunch of troublemakers where we form a small gang who don't give a damn, fought threatening girls from different schools, sneakily smoke on the rooftop without teachers noticing, and the best part was that I was the tough leader of my gang. Those were the good memories of my youth. Although my teenage years carried no responsibilities like every diligent kids does, I had a secret. Something only Nari and I knew that my actions led to a heinous crime that we swore never to bring it up again and bury it deep in our graves. Since then, we've disbanded our careless attitude and began more immersed studying (a pain in the ass if you ask me), just to change for the better and escape out of town ridden with guilt.
We didn't reunite when I enrolled in Ewha Womans University (surprised I even got accepted there). It was after I moved into an apartment that my stomach started to growl of starvation and coincidentally came across this cheap looking grill house, owned by her.
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You would think I'd been overjoy to see an old face, it's the opposite. I hate how she still recognized me after long years, approached for my contact number, and frequently coming by my place every night, after work! Has she forgotten already why we were desperate to leave somewhere in the first place?! The hiding and avoidance from visiting loved ones and people we know?! She's also the reason why I'm employed here!
"Nari, give my phone back." I said, calm but firm. "As much I did some labor, I don't want to serve around to these people, clean more dirty dishes, throw out smelly garbage, and mostly you bossing me all day!" The moment my sharp words struck at her, Nari was shocked. Her thin lips formed a small 'o' with her dark brown eyes expanding wide.
"Ajumma**, where's the meat I ordered?!" A young chubby guy with glasses-who I'm suppose to give the platter to-demanded.
"Just a minute!" Nari politely shouted before turning back to me, arms crossed to her small chest. "Then why not quit? And you can't be that serious. I mean there's barely enough customers eating here today and you're that much of a lazy person not helping like a team? I'm paying you and saved your life when you became a sapless, pathetic, unemployed lady stuck at home, everyday."
