| march 11, 2018 | 6:23 am est | 7:23 pm kst |
L e a h.
Notifications:
➡️ iMessage
(1) Oli💜: lets go out after work! we need a girls night babe!
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(1) unknown number: good morning liora :) text me when you wake up
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Checking my phone after I turn my alarms off, I notice and respond to the messages.
to: Oli 💜
iMessage
6:25 am
Oli 💜:
let's go out after work! we need a girls night babe!
read 6:25 am
me:
it's a sunday...
we have classes tomorrow
sent 6:25 am
(read)
Oli 💜:
since when have you cared about class lmao
come on babe, it'll be fun!!
read 6:27 am
me:
smh
alright, but you better not get drunk bitch
i am not wasting my night taking care of your dumb ass
sent 6:28 am
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Oli 💜:
lmao yes you would
you love this dumb ass 😉
read 6:28 am
me:
oml
i can't with you 🤦🏽♀️
i'm going to take a shower
see you at work 💜
sent 6:29 am
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Oli 💜:
okay babes
see you soon💕
read 6:29 am
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to: "unknown"
iMessage (translated)
5:57 am
unknown number:
good morning meliora :)
text me when you wake up
5:57 am
read 6:28 am
changed 'unknown number' to 'tae tae'
me:
hey tae tae :)
what's up?
6:32 am
(read)
He replies almost immediately.
Tae Tae:
are you doing anything later?
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me:
yeah, i'm going out later with my friend
6:33 am
(read)
Tae Tae:
ah okay
read 6:33 am
me:
why do you ask?
6:33 am
(read)
Tae Tae:
my friends and i were going to do some karaoke and i was wondering if you wanted to join
read 6:34 am
me:
tae...
i would totally join if i didn't have plans
i'm sorry :(
6:34 am
(read)
Tae Tae:
it's okay liora :)
don't worry about it
we'll do it again some other time
read 6:35 am
The problem was that I would much rather spend my night listening to him and his friends butchering songs than going out to a club surrounded by drunk, idiotic people.
me:
how about tomorrow?
night time for me, morning for you?
6:36 am
(read)
Tae Tae:
i'll see what i can do :)
okay, i'll let you get ready for work haha
don't be late again
read 6:37 am
me:
... that was your fault yesterday
but it's alright, i didn't really mind
6:37 am
(read)
Tae Tae:
you're right,
my bad princess
go get that bread
read 6:38 am
me:
lmao
6:38 am
(read)
I finally get up and out of my bed, stretching my arms and legs. Work starting in less than two hours, I quickly begin to get ready.
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| march 11, 2018 | 7:50 pm kst | 6:50 am est |
T a e h y u n g.
I scroll back through our messages, rereading them.
Meliora:
how about tomorrow?
nighttime for me, morning for you?
I sigh. How am I going to convince everyone to skip practice for karaoke...
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| march 11, 2018 | 6:30 pm est | 7:30 am kst |
L e a h.
"We do have the same shift right? You're off now?" Oli said as she came back to the hostess station.
"Yes but I'm going to seat this group before we leave," I tell her before approaching the large group.
"Please follow me," I smile to them and lead them to their table. "Your server will be with you shortly." I place the menus near each person and move to walk away.
"Excuse me," A voice says.
"Yes?" I turn to them.
"Would you mind ringing this up for us?" A middle-aged woman asks while holding out her bill.
"Of course! I'll be right back with your change," I tell the couple and make my way to the front of the restaurant. The couple follows me, and within minutes I approach them with their change.
"Would you mind giving this to Harin?" She says handing me a very large tip.
"Of course," I tell her with a smile and before I go to look for my co-worker, I say "Have a great night!"
"You too," They both say as they exited the building.
"Harin," I call out into the kitchen.
"Yeeesssss?" She says poking her head from behind the wall that separates the kitchen from the break room.
"Here's your tip from the couple at table fourteen." I hand her the large bills, and she stares at me with wide eyes.
"I didn't serve table fourteen..." She mumbles.
"Huh? What do you mean? The lady said to give this to Harin, and you're the only Harin here~"
"That's Jesse's section," She shrugged. "I don't want to take her tips or anything..."
"Alright, I'll go find her then," I tell her and walk away. Jesse was serving table sixteen when I walked up to her and offered to hold the tray while she placed the meal on the table.
"Jesse..." I whispered to the superior.
"Hm?" She says, placing the last drink on the table.
"You served table fourteen right?" I ask her, as well walk to the side, trying not to disrupt anyone's meals.
She looks over to me and nods. "Yeah, the couple that comes every week. Great tippers-- why do you ask?"
"Well, I rang them up at the front when they said they were in a hurry. And after, they asked me to give this to Harin... So I was wondering if they simply got your name wrong or--"
"Oh no,"' She said cutting me off. "They already tipped me earlier if that's what you were wondering. They gave it to me and said they would just go to the front and pay. They're normal customers and always ask me to give money to Harin. It's pretty normal." She said, brushing it off.
"Wait... Then why didn't Harin take it when I tried to hand it to her..." I said, more to myself than to anyone else.
"Oh, Harin never accepts it." I return my attention to Jesse. "She just tells me to keep it whenever I try to give it to her."
"Wha-- Why?"
Jesse snorts, "How should I know? She and I are not close, like at all. I don't meddle in her business, and I suggest you do the same." She nods to me one last time before going back to do her rounds.
What am I supposed to do with this money?!
I make my way back to the last place I say Harin, the kitchen.
"Harin?"
"Yup? Did you find her?" She asks.
"I did, but she said they already tipped her. So... Here ya go," I stretch my hand to her, still holding onto the large sum of tips. "They did ask for me to give it to you, so..."
"Oh no no," She says, declining my offer, eyes shining with-- rage? "You keep it."
She quickly walks away, mumbling incoherent words. "Wait," I call out to her, but she ignores me completely.
What the hell was that?
"Leah~ Are you ready yet?" Oli whines as she enters the backroom.
"Um, y-yeah lets go..." I mutter and grab my stuff to follow her out.