"I don't want to," Bona squealed and looked from Daehwan to Doeun and back to Daehwan. "Please just do it, Bona. You're making a fuss about nothing." Daehwan sighed and Doeun nodded. "You know I can't see that girl," Doeun said with a nod and Bona sighed. With her head hanging low she took the tray with the plates and carried it over to the booth where Seo Danbi, Kim Jaehwan, and their friends were sitting.
"Here's your food." She said with a fake smile, avoiding to look at Kim Jaehwan's face. She set all the plates correctly in front of the person before quickly glancing at Jaehwan. "I'll bring the cake once you're done with lunch." She bowed and rushed away to Doeun who just came from taking another order.
"Did you survive?" Doeun joked but was distracted once more. "Your uncle is here." She said and Bona looked up to find Yi Taeho walking past Kim Jaehwan's table over to where Doeun and Bona were standing. "Samson, annyeong." Bona greeted her uncle who scratched his nape. "I completely forgot to tell you that someone is coming for a Part-Time-Job interview today," Taeho said and smiled towards Bona. "Wait, what?" She asked and her uncle sends her a kiss.
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"You can't be serious right now, right?" Bona asked but Taeho only smiled. "I love you too, my cute little niece. The kid is fifteen or sixteen. He needs a job. I sadly forgot his name but I am sure you'll recognize him." Taeho laughed and turned around to walk back. But before disappearing he looked at his niece once more.
"That girl on the table over there only got salad leaves." He said. "Did something with the order went wrong?" He asked but Bona shook her head. "I offered her the Marilyn and the James Dean but she refused to take anything with dressing or other ingredients," Bona explained and Doeun nodded. "She is horrible, Taeho-sshi." She gave Bona's uncle a heart-melting smile and he simply nodded. "I'll take the old man out now. He can't sit in front of the window all day." He smiled and went to walk back to the stairs once more.
He gave Seo Danbi a look before walking upstairs.
"A job interview? He must he be kidding me? I don't even know why we would need extra help?" Bona asked and walked behind the coffee counter with Doeun, cleaning some mugs that were standing around. "Well, there's always a lot of customers in the afternoon and we could need some help with the cleaning and-" Doeun's words were stuck in her throat and Bona looked up to see what had happened when she saw Seo Danbi walking over to them.
"Oh my god!" The student squealed and pointed at Doeun who seemed to be in pure terror right now. "So this is why you don't have time for our Group Outing, Doeun-ah?" Danbi asked with a dashing smile and Bona looked at Doeun who seemed to be way too shocked to answer. Bona bit her lip, wondering if she could help Doeun anyway when Danbi called some of their friends over.
"Guys you won't believe who works here!" Danbi hollered and Doeun looked down. Bona looked at her friend and the furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Danbi. "Excuse me, but I don't like how loud you are right now. This is a family-friendly restaurant so I am friendly asking you to return to your table." Bona said with a strict voice and Danbi simply cocked an eyebrow. "I only came to say that my sparkling water wasn't sparkling enough." She hissed and walked back. "Also, Jaehwan is done with his lunch and would like his cake now." She said and threw her hair over her shoulder.
Bona bit her lip and walked over to the cake display to get a piece of cake for Jaehwan. Doeun walked behind her. "So cologne-guy's name is Jaehwan?" Doeun whispered and giggled when she saw her boss blushing. "Let me do my work, Doeun-sshi," Bona said with a serious expression and walked over to the table.
"Here's your Humphrey Bogart," Bona said and looked at Jaehwan that gave her a smile. "Is there a way to tag your store on Instagram?" He asked and turned his phone to Bona, who nodded quickly. "Our username is Yebins underscore Diner dot ninety-five," Bona whispered and Jaehwan nodded and immediately typed it on his phone.
"Grand, thank you." He smiled and Bona nodded with big eyes before walking back to the coffee counter where she found Doeun talking to a ... kid.
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The boy was wearing his school uniform and laughed about something Doeun had just said to him. "Ah, there she is. Euiwoong-sshi, this is the boss of YEBIN'S DINER, Yi Bona." Doeun introduced Bona and the boy turned around and bowed politely. "I had a phone conversation with Yi Taeho," the young boy started, "who told me to come for a job interview. I'm Lee Euiwoong." He introduced himself and Bona nodded.
"Doeun, I'll take Euiwoong to the office. You'll be able to control everything?" Bona asked and Doeun nodded. "Please follow me Euiwoong-sshi," Bona said and led Euiwoong to the office that was close to the changing rooms.
After the two of them took a seat Bona smiled at Euiwoong. "I have to admit I never had a job interview so I probably won't sound professional at all." Bona laughed and Euiwoong nodded. "So, what is the reason you want to work at YEBIN'S DINER?" Bona asked and Euiwoong bit his lip, thinking about his answer for a while.
"I had dinner with my parents in here once and I really liked the atmosphere and the way you guys work with each other. I know that there are only two waitresses and one cook working here and I seriously find that so impressive so I decided I wanted to work here." Euiwoong smiled and Bona nodded.
"Work can be tough because we don't have a lot of employees. But it's really friendly and we all work together like a family." Bona explained. "What I find most important in a colleague is that he is friendly, respectful and super friendly towards the customer even if they behave harshly," Bona said and Euiwoong nodded. "How about we have you practice a day? I'll decide afterward." Bona said and Euiwoong smiled.
"How about this Saturday?" Bona asked and Euiwoong nodded. "Saturdays are always a bit crowded but I think you'll do it." Bona grinned. "Is there anything special I need to wear?" He asked but Bona shook her head. "We have a spare uniform in the changing rooms. You can wear that."
Then both of them stood up and Bona shook Euiwoong's hand. "We'll see us on Saturday then." She smiled and walked him back to the main room where she saw Kim Jaehwan and his friends leaving the restaurant. "Ah-" She started but closed her mouth when she saw that Euiwoong was still standing next to her. "We'll see us on Saturday." She repeated and watched Euiwoong leave before walking over to Doeun. "He left?" She asked and Doeun nodded.
With a sigh Bona started to clean the table where Jaehwan had sit and wondered if she would see this handsome young man again.
