She lazily cleaned her table. She felt so tired. Her bones felt numb for standing hours preparing noodles. Her father had been hospitalized after his heart attack at restaurant last week. Thank God, he’s recovering now. However, since her father, the top chef of this noodle restaurant, was sick, her mother, the sauce master, had to sit with him all day at the hospital. Doctor said, he still needed several test and therapy to do. Even if he can go home next week, he still need to bed rest at least 2 more weeks. And after that, long stand work is prohibited. This made her concern. She already covered her parent’s duties for whole weeks. Normally, she only help them after school and during weekend. Now, she has to work from dawn to midnight. She didn’t know how long her body can handle this.
Rubbing her back to ease the pain, she looked around her kitchen. Even this is a family noodle restaurant; her parent did their best effort to make it the best noodle restaurant at Seoul. They’re quite famous, thank’s to her mom secret sauce. As their daughter, off course she can tell all the ingredients by heart and make it one almost as good as her mom’s. Only long customer can tell the difference. They will said, her mom’s sauce felt enlighten while hers full of spirit. To be honest, she didn’t see the different and didn’t care also. As long as they ate their noodle and came back, that’s fine with her.
She is a very beautiful girl. Long black wavy hair, which normally tied in a bun to keep them away while she’s cooking. Other than that, she kept them fall free. Her pretty face bare from makeup. Her motto, just kept it clean including from make-up. She wasn’t skinny or fat. Her good figure didn’t come from gym but from hours of twisting the dough and pulling the noodle. Making noodle every night trained all her muscle. She also practiced aikido. Her father once said, every woman should be able to protect themselves. Her encounter with aikido was coincidental. One day, on her way to her school, she saw some people do martial art at the public garden near her house. She saw a very tiny old lady grasp by several big bulky guys. The lady made some little movement. The move is so unnoticeable but very effective. In no time, she loosed herself free. At that very moment, she knew she has to learn that move. Later, she learned it’s called aikido. Now, she found it’s very useful. On her early days at restaurant, she helped her parents serving. Sometime, a drunk customer want to grip her. With a little unnoticeable move, she made the man fall down unconscious. When he awaked, people said he was too drunk and felt a sleep. However even he knew what really happen. Nowadays, no customer either sober or drunk had enough guts to try a hit on her. Her cold smile is enough to embrace them.
“Miss, we have another orders” suddenly Shi Hoo appears holding a paper. “But it’s late, and we’re closing” she reluctantly received the paper. “What is this? I certainly won’t do special orders at this hour” she added angrily after reading what on the paper. “But miss… this is a very important order?” “And what is so important bout this orders?” “They’re SHINee miss.” “Who the hell is SHINee?” “They’re idols!!” Since she barely watched tv, she didn’t know any idols. Books were enough to entertain her. Idol worlds were too complicated to her taste. “If they want noodle, let them have it in ordinary way. Or they can order elsewhere” she decided unchallenged. Shi Hoo nodded his head obediently. Then both of them worked in silent prepared the orders. Suddenly a ring broke the silent. “annyeong” Shi Hoo answered. “WHAT? NOW? Ok, I meet you at the hospital” hurried he hang-up. “Miss, my wife is delivering our second baby now”. “So what you waiting for now? Go to her now” she cut him. “But who will deliver the noodle?” “I’ll do it. And Shi Hoo, congratulation!” she smiled warmly. Shi Hoo was helping this restaurant for years now. He always knew his mistress who had very sharp tongue, always had a warm heart. You just had to turn the right knots to know her.
“Now I have to finish this quickly. Clean the kitchen once more. Lock-up. Deliver the noodles. Then hit home. Take long shower. Then start preparing for tomorrow noodles. This surely be a long night” she sighed.
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