🎧 Phoebe 🎧
“PHOEBE? Hey Phoebe!!!”
I woke up at the bar counter. I must have fallen asleep while trying to finish my homeworks at work. And writing on my notepad.
“You okay? You kind of passed out a little there. I’m sorry Phoebe but our boss, Reynolds is getting really mad..” Coleen explained, “If you want, I’ll tell him you feel sick so that you don’t have to work for tonight.”
“No.. I’m fine. Just sleep deprived, I guess.” I said, closing my notepad.
“Oh. Are you sure?”
I gave her a little smile, and answered her question with a nod.
Just as I closed my notepad, a guy sitting at the other side of the counter caught my attention. I saw myself looking away in a quick motion.
Oh Shin.. why are you here again?!
He is wearing his all time favorite cap with his family’s insignia on it.
“Just a glass of scotch for me, thanks!” I heard him say.
“Something wrong Phoebe? You look rather ghastly.” Coleen asked.
“Oh no. I’m just fi-fine. Don’t worry ‘bout me..” I replied stammering, “I’ll just use the restroom for a bit, okay?”
Dammit Phoebe! Just forget about what happened earlier at El’s place. It’s not like you killed somebody! Keep it together.
I washed my hand, and looked at my reflection in the mirror one more time then headed out.
“Miller! Table 7.”
That was our boss Hanz Reynolds, the very owner of Captain Hunk’s Bistro. I nodded at him, and marched to table 7. There were two men.
“We’ll have three gin in tonic. Keep ‘em coming.” Said guy 1.
“Oh and bring some buffalo wings. I guess Shin would like that? Oh! Speaking of whom..” guy 2 said, spotting Shin at the counter, “HEY SHIN!”
WHAT?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I panicked. I walked away from them in a very quick movement, causing Shin and I to bump arms. But I didn’t look back. Shin must not see me!
“Coleen, Hi! Uhm can you please take my place at table 7?”
“Why? Let me guess, perverts again?”
“Uhm yeah.”
I really, really hate lying to her but I just couldn’t tell anyone yet about Shin.
That’s how it’s supposed to be, even back then. Him alone knows my existence in his world.
Coleen smiled at me, and went to table 7. It is pretty crowded tonight. I see a few regular customers, but oddly enough, the new ones all seemed like teenagers.
I gathered all the empty bottles at the other tables when I had a feeling someone was watching me. I looked around my noisy work place, and saw him.. Across the other side of the bistro, directly looking at.. At me. I felt goosebumps all over. I focused on putting the bottles in a sack.
What is up with that? That moment our eyes met. Does Shin remember me for real?
“Hey baby! Nice ass!”
I froze.
I dropped the last bottle at that table. That guy just.. just slapped my butt!
Normally I would knock his teeth off, but what is this? I couldn’t move! It’s like that El’s car incident all over again.
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