"Hi! Good afternoon! I'm Lime, and I'll be your waitress. Can I take your order?" she said as she took out her small notebook and pen. "yeah, we're ready. So can I get a---" as the old lady says her order.

She smiled while taking the customer's orders. "okay! it'll be ready in a bit, just call me if there's a problem." she smiled as she heads to the kitchen to place another order.

Yeah, that's me. I'm Lime, and I'm a waitress. Well, it's just my part time job. I'm a working student, just because I want to atleast help my parents with the bills, and as well as to pay our debt. We got into a big debt towards my Aunt, who is my Mom's sister, and let's say, we don't really get along with her.

But we really are sick of her trying to take over us, just because of an amount of money that we owe her. So, I had no choice but to help my parents pay it. The money that we owe her, was to pay my brother's hospital bill. He got into a traffic accident. And the driver insisted that he was innocent and that it was brother's fault, why he got hit by his car.

My Dad really wanted to bring him to court but it all happened in a wrong timing and my parents were in a tight spot in work. So, they had no choice but to borrow from my Aunt just to pay the hospital bills. And that is why I'm working at this restaurant, everytime I can.

"Lime. Lime. Lime!!!" her best friend called her. "h-huh??" Lime confusingly looked at her. "Gosh, you're zoning out again!" she complained. "oh, sorry hehe" Lime rubbed her head. "This is the 5th, this day." she glared at her. "Er, gomen gomen." Her best friend looked at her worryingly.

" Are you still worried for your brother?" she asked, as she tapped Lime's shoulder. " I mean- of course. Oh! this reminds me, that I have to visit him tonight after my shift." Lime sighed. "oh? until what time even is your shift?" "I'm 2-7, so I guess I'll use the bus on the way."

Her best friend sighed. "Bruh, If only you have a driver's license, then maybe you could just drive all the way there." she complained. "Selene, have you forgotten? I'm too young to take the test, let alone drive?" Lime flicked her forehead. "owwwiee" she feels her forehead.

Selene is my best friend / workmate. She's that kind of friend, that I'd run to whenever I have problems. She's like my sister, older sister. But she acts like she's younger even though, she's older. I guess, she's just an energetic and cheery person.

"Lime!" the manager calls her. "yes sir?" she rushes. "Could you take table 7? Naomi's not here, so no one's gonna take over her tables. Don't worry about the others, I got them covered."

I was gonna complain but it was the first time that he'd actually take a table than making me have them. "uhm okay, sir." Lime responds. The manager smiled at her, then left. It left Lime shocked in a way. "Huh? what's with him? He's always been mean towards me, but today, he's not? really weird" Lime thought.

After an hour or two, it was 5 at the afternoon now. "ughh, why does it feel like time is passing by slowly." Selene complains. "Dude, you've done nothing but complain" Lime replies. "Nah, you're just acting like that cuz you only got 2 more hours left in shift, while mine's 4." Selene glared at her. "Eek! hehe I guess so." Lime rubs her head again.

"Girls! get back to work!!" "Eek! gotta go!"

"Someone get table 7!!" "I'm on it!!

Lime rushes to table 7. "Hi, good afternoon. I'm Lime, and I'll be your waitress. What can I get for you?"

The guy puts down his pencil and looks at the menu. "Well-" he places down the menu then stares. "can I get you?" "E- ehh?!?" Lime breaks her pen in shock.

Lime rushes to table 7. "Hi, good afternoon. I'm Lime, and I'll be your waitress. What can I get for you?"

The guy stares at the menu. "Well-" he places down the menu then stares. "can I get you?" "E- ehh?!?" Lime breaks her pen in surprise.

Continue....🌆

"H-huh?!?? w-what??? m-me???" Lime shakingly asked.

"Yes, can I get you?" he asks again.

"I-" Lime was speechless.

"Pfft, hahaha" he started laughing.

"uhh, what's so funny???" Lime hesitates.

"Not in that way, miss. I was just joking." he giggles.

"E-err, y-you better be joking" she scoffs.

"unless you want it that way, then I don't mind" he teased her.

"n-noooo" she blushed.

"Are you even gonna order anything?" she asked.

"Hmm, well, I don't really know what to get- Perhaps you could recommend something?" he kindly smiles at her.

"Hm? you sure? you want me to pick your order? you're not worried that I might get expensive ones?" she worriedly asked him.

"No, I trust you" rests his face on his hands.

"However, if you do, then I will have no choice but to wash the dishes and would probably have the opportunity to be with you longer heh" he adds.

" Hah, yeah no." she makes an annoyed face.

"awww, you don't want to be with me that much?" he pouts.

"Yes, now let me take your order." Lime straightforward says.

"ouch. but question!"

"hm? yes?" she replied.

" what's your favorite in the menu?" he points at the menu.

"me? my favorite?" she confused.

"Yes, what would you get?" he asks once again.

She confusingly looks at him.

"uhm, well, I'd get the Satay with rice, a plate of perfectly seasoned beef,and for soup, the pork wonton , it's so good, plus for dessert, the mango graham float."

"oooh, that sounds delicious" he said as he imagines.

"oh by the way, why did you asked?" Lime said.

"Then, could I please get 2 orders of each?" he smiled.

She stared at him. Thinking "why would this guy asks a waitress's order than deciding his?".

"hello?" the guy waves at her.

"oh! I'm sorry" she apologized.

"you've been spacing out a lot, I just noticed." he says.

"I'm really sorry" she bowed.

"Oh no,It's really fine." he waves his hands.

"but you got my order, right?" he asks.

"oh shoot! yeah, sorryy" she hesistately looks at her notebook. And notices that she broke her pen.

"aww I broke it, this was my favorite" she talks to herself.

"oh, you can use mine" he holds out a hello kitty pen.

She giggled. "what pretty pen you've got there" she teases him.

"Ahh, It's not mine. It's my cousin's" he responds bashfully. Lime giggles.

"okay sir. It'll be ready in a few. Just call me if you need anything else." she smiles as she leaves.The guy stares at her then, goes back to his drawing.

After a few minutes.... 🌸

""here is your two Satay with rice, and 2 seasoned beef strips" she said as she places down the plates.

" the wonton soup is gonna take a 2-3 minutes, if that's okay?" she asks.

"yeah that's cool" he responded.

"and do you want your mango float now or a little later?" she adds.

"a little later" he said.

"okay, I'll be back with your soup" she says as she leaves.

"here is your 2 bowl of soup, and I'll get your mango graham float when you're done, thanks" she puts down the bowls and was about to leave, when the guy grabbed her hand.

"hey Miss" he says.

She turns around. "do you need anything else?" she asks.

"Well, could you eat with me?" he seriously asks.

" w-what?!?" she confusingly shocked.