THE RESTAURANT

Setup: The characters from HoA are now in an entirely different universe. The story will revolve around a restaurant and its workers, with some customers too. Hope you enjoy.

(Amber)

Fabian seemed to be a really nice guy, and cute too, I tell myself. I was thinking of firing him at first, when we did not meet yet, but I decided to keep him to his job after my meeting with him. As of the others, I'll have to see tomorrow.

I'm driving my car home, when a ring from my phone interrupts me from my thoughts. I place the call on loudspeaker. It was Joy, my best friend.

"So, how was your visit at the place you just bought? Fire anyone yet?", she asks me, curiosity in her tone.

"Um, no, actually. I decided not to fire the restaurant manager after meeting with him. He seemed to be nice. And for the others, I'll see for tomorrow.", I reply.

"Nice, huh… Just nice?"

"Um, no. He's cute, actually."

"Of course he is." I can practically hear Joy roll her eyes at me.

"He is cute.", I insist.

"I'll have to visit your place sometime to verify that's true.", she repled.

"How about you, Joy? How are you doing at your dad's company?"

"Um, cool, I guess. I stared at the computer all day as dad forced me to do things, telling me that I had to treat it as a real job. It's not as easy as I first thought."

"Nothing is as easy as you think it is, Joy." I tell her matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, right."

"So, anything interesting happen there?"

"Yeah, actually. Jerome paid a visit to the company."

"And?" I ask, knowing that Joy was nowhere close to a relationship with Jerome. Sometimes I wonder why she was so obsessed with him, while he was ignoring her most of the time.

"He ignored me again." She sighs.

"Why don't you move on from him?"

"You see, Amber, I don't understand why he does not seem to notice me. I mean, I'm pretty, I come from a rich family, etc… I keep giving him all my attention…"

"Maybe you're trying too hard?" I suggest.

"Yeah, maybe. Thanks for the chat, Amber. Call you soon. Bye…"

"Bye…" I end the call, and realize that I already passed our mansion. I make a U-turn, and drive back to the mansion.

"So, Amber. How's becoming an owner of a restaurant?", my father asks me as we sit on the dining table, waiting for the food to be served.

"It was really nice, actually. I get to see the whole crew, and I had a nice talk with the manager." I tell him.

"That's good. You're on the right path for success to make a name for yourself."

"Thanks, dad. I won't give up on this one, I promise."

"I know you won't."

Just then the butler arrives, serving us the food, and we start eating formally, extreme table manners and all that. Sometimes it gets old, but I was in a good mood today and I was going to enjoy it.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the restaurant works for tomorrow. It was my first venture in ownership of a place I can proudly say I, and only I own, not a place my family, or more specifically, my parents, own. I can grade out if the atmosphere is right, if the place was running like it should, with harmony and efficiency, the two things most important to keep something running. At least that's what my father told me. I have picked up a lot of great tips from my parents on how to operate a place, but this was the first time any of us in the family took on the challenge of a food-serving business, and I was not going to disappoint them. I expect things to be a bit different, but I hoped not too many things were different, so that I can put to good use everything I learned from my parents.

I fall asleep on my own bed while thinking about this new venture, and everything in it. I was also looking forward to seeing Fabian again, which had me smiling as I fell asleep.

Joy appears in the story, and there is a mention of Jerome! More in the next chapter. This was not too long of a chapter, but I'm going to make up for it next chapter.

P.S. Sorry for the long wait. I was busy.