Café Q

Chapter Fifteen

Nobuo was posing in the mirror as we got our uniforms for the party we are catering. Toru just facepalmed as he finished tucking in his shirt. We all wore the same exact uniform even the girls. We wore khakis and a tucked in button up, it was like our work clothes but with fewer colors. Toru didn't like it very well, but Nobuo seems to be enjoying himself.

Jake peeked his head into the room to see if we were ready. "Hey, Jake!" Nobuo jumped up. "Thanks again for catering my little brother's party, everyone is at their places" Jake smile. He walked out of the dressing room. The three of us followed behind him to the kitchen everyone was there.

"I would like some people to cook the food, and some needs to stand in the front" Jake told us. Pike, Caspian, and Ember were the cooks of the party. Jemmie and the twins were making the deserts. Everyone was serving food except for Rhett who picked up plates and threw trash away. The party didn't start yet so we hung out in the kitchen talking to Jake.

"How old is your brother turning?" I asked Jake. "He's turning 21," Jake said.
"He's pretty old," Ray said.
"You can't say that in front of his older brother" Fin scolded.
"I don't mind, he's only four years younger than me" Jake smiled.
"That's a lot," Ray said.
"Enough insulting Jake" Jemmie scolded them.
"Do you have any other siblings, like a sister?" Nobuo asked.
"No girl would want to date you" Toru states.
"Let me believe" Nobuo cried out.
"Sorry, Lucas is my only sibling" Jake smiled. Lucas, where have I heard that before?

Just then, and aroma of seasoned chicken filled my nose. It was a spicy and vegetable scent. "Sorry, I spilled the paprika" Ember said as she tried to scoop out the mountain of red powder. "I got it," Caspian said as he took over and cleaned off the chicken. I stopped watching because I was starting to get hungry.

Jake looked at his watch then peeked at the crowds of people sitting in the seats or standing around, talking. "Time for the party, go ahead and get the first batch of food ready" Jake says as he heads out of the kitchen. He went up and announced everything before telling everyone that they could go eat. I was taking care of the soup, stirring it and pouring them in bowls. Winnie and Clifton put regular food on everyone's plate.

It was hard to keep a regular pace or go fast. Some asked questions about the food, which is really awkward since I never made them. We had a lot once dinner has started. "Hey, um, waiter boy" I looked up from the soup. "Oh, Lucas, fancy meeting you here" I smiled.
"I know, you're always serving me," Lucas said.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"It's my birthday party! My brother, Jake wanted to make it into a huge deal" Lucas chuckled.