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For some reason, Zoey's personality reminds me of Seo Do Young on a K-Drama I watched called Manny… You'll see why I told you that. Lol.
About a week later, Jayden reported to the Garcia Seafood Restaurant with Antonio early in the morning. Mr. and Mrs. Garcia welcomed Jayden in their small family team and put Antonio in charge of giving Jayden a few pointers for his first day on the job. They already taught him everything he would need to know and Jayden visited so much that he knew where everything was but a little more practice wouldn't hurt.
After Jayden proved his skills on the cash register, Antonio let him be and the work day started as hungry costumers poured through the doors. June had just began and so has summer vacation for students and people that could afford to take a break from their jobs. Many tourist visited Panorama City during the summer, so Antonio was certain that they were in for a busy day.
Antonio walked around, taking people's orders happily but after being on his feet for a couple of hours, he got a little tired. Just as he thought the day would slow down for his sake, two more costumers stepped into the restaurant. They were both female and had short, black hair. Antonio made his way to their table and gave them a friendly grin and pulled out a notepad to write down their orders.
"So what can I get for you…?"Antonio trailed off as he got a good look at his latest costumers. One of the women was the one he bumped into at the ice cream shop a few weeks ago. He thought that was the same woman he saw reading a magazine on the boardwalk but turns out she's a completely different woman… kind of. "Twins?"
"Yeah, we're twins." The woman from the boardwalk said, rolling her eyes. "You've never seen twins before?"
"I… I've seen twins before." Antonio answered, taking a look at the other woman. He could tell she recognized him from the ice cream shop because she was trying her best to cover her face by pretending to read her book. "If you don't mind me asking, what are your names?"
"I'm Jenni." The one from the boardwalk replied. She gestured to her twin. "And she's Zoey. Why do you ask?"
"No reason." Antonio shook his head and began to write down their orders, while also analyzing their different features. It didn't take a genius to notice they were identical twins but they did have a lot of obvious differences.
Jenni's short hair was styled in a curly afro and she had an eye-popping beauty mark above her lip. She also had many, large tattoos. Antonio would have to be blind not to notice the hearts on one side of her neck that flowed down to her chest and the floral design that covered her entire left arm. Jenni wore skinny jeans with a Marilyn Monroe t-shirt and flip-flops. The most jewelry she wore was simple studs in her ears and a nose ring. And by the tone in her voice when she spoke, Antonio could tell she was the tough one between her and her twin.
Antonio mentally cursed himself for mixing her up with her sister. Zoey's hair was styled into a flat-ironed bob. She didn't have a beauty mark but she did have a faint scar on her cheek. Like Jenni, Zoey also had tattoos but they weren't large and as noticeable. She wore a flowing, navy blue skirt with a white top and black flats. She also didn't wear much jewelry except hoop earrings and a long chain to match her shoes.
"You're meal will be here shortly." Antonio told them and walked off, feeling somewhat surprised at his luck. It wasn't everyday someone bumped into the same twins three times in a row, in a big city, and not know who they are. To be honest, it's a little freaky.
Zoey placed her book on the table and breathed heavily. "That's the guy I was telling you about… the one from the ice cream shop."
"Really?" Jenni tried to stop herself from letting out a chuckle. Her sister got herself into the strangest situations when she wasn't around. She tilted her head at Antonio, who just closed to door to the kitchen behind him. "He looks like the gold ranger."
"I never noticed until now." Zoey shrugged and pointed to a waiter. "Maybe he is."
Jenni looked at the waiter and instantly recognized him. She smiled brightly and waved him over. "Hey Jayden!"
"Hi ladies." Jayden said, making his way over to the twins. He gave both of them quick hugs. "I thought you two were still in Japan."
"No, we came back in March." Jenni told Jayden.
"Oh, if I knew, I could've invited you guys to Mike and Emily's wedding."
"We probably wouldn't be able to make it." Jenni frowned, glancing at Zoey. "The funeral took a big toll on us."
"It's fine." Jayden nodded. "I guess I'll see you two around then. Tell your dad I said hi."
"As long as you tell Lauren we said hi."
"Got it." Jayden told the girls bye and left to help other costumers.
"Jayden's gotten hotter since we were kids."
Zoey gave her sister a perplex look.
"What?"
At the recreation center, Mike's studio was in an organized mess. Ever since getting his job at the recreation center and claiming one of the dance studios his, it hasn't been decorated. Now that he had his students' family and friends are coming next week for a dance recital, he really needed to decorate. The studio was pretty plain. It had wooden floors, a white front wall where Mike kept his stereo system and a few shelves for his students' bags and shoes, a back and side wall with mirrors, and the last wall was almost completely covered in glass windows.
Mike knew he wasn't very artistic so Emily was also there. She sat in the middle of the room, cross-legged, cutting shapes out of colored paper. "How many students do you have?" Emily asked.
"A lot." Mike smirked. Emily glared at him playfully. "Check that paper I have on the stereo."
"Okay." Emily stood up, brushing her leggings off. Since she knew she would eventually end up cleaning the studio, she never bothered dressing in her best clothes.
She made her way to Mike's stereo and picked up the piece of paper with his students' names on it so she could count how many there are. When she got her number, she watched as Mike dipped a large brush into some white paint. He stepped onto a small stool and began to apply paint to the already white wall, giving it a cleaner look.
"Can I help?" Emily asked him, getting a closer look at the wall.
"No thanks Em."
Emily's smile dropped from her face and she pointed to a side of the wall that hasn't been painted yet. "You missed a spot."
"I didn't paint over there yet." Mike simple stated.
"Oh… my bad." Emily pouted. When Mike didn't notice her, she smiled slightly and sneaked up behind him. "Can I help you now?" She whispered in his ear.
"Do you like being this annoying?"
"With you? Yeah." Emily said, stealing Mike's snapback and putting it on her head. "On a scale of one to ten, how cute do I look in your hat?"
"Hm… a nine" Mike dipped his finger into the paint bucket and dabbed it on Emily's nose. "Now you're a ten."
"Oh yeah?" Emily laughed. She also dipped her finger into the paint bucket but she didn't get to use it against Mike. Mike ran away from her. Just she was about to catch him, he grabbed her by her waist and spun her around.
"Stop!" Emily screamed in between giggles. "I'm getting dizzy!"
"Mike?"
Mike stopped spinning Emily but kept his hands around her waist, looking up to see Evany raising her eyebrow at him. Reluctantly, Mike let go of Emily. Emily took this as her chance to smear her paint on his face.
"Now we're even." Emily smirked. She looked at Evany, who was really confused. "Hey, you must be Evany. I'm Emily, Mike's wife."
"Hi." Evany shook hands with Emily's clean hand.
"We're still decorating." Mike gestured to the paper on the floor and the unfinished wall. "Want to help me paint?"
"Sure."
"Really?" Emily crossed her arms. "She gets to help you but I don't?"
"She didn't steal my snapback." Mike stuck out his tongue at her.
Yup… someone requested more Memily. I hope this is okay… for now. I had writer's block. So, how does Zoey and Jenni know Jayden? What's their story? Review, drink some tea, and wait for the next update :)
