Royalty Gone Bad

Asahd’s POV:

Stephan had told no lie when he’d said their days were always busy and complicated.

By twelve, the place was filling up. Whenever a table was liberated, another group would walk right in and take it. And on top of that, people would walk right in and line up in front of the counters so they would order, get their parcels and leave. There was another ordering booth at the back for customers who would stop by and order in their cars.

The manager could be proud because his restaurant was pure success. It was actually flourishing with customers. No wonder he needed and extra waiter. Problem was, it meant more work for us...for me. I who had been lazy all my life.

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“I said ice tea!” the grumpy man grumbled, rejecting the order I’d brought him.

“Sir, you said a soda. I’m not deaf,” I retorted.

“Ice tea! I said ice tea!” he raised his voice and I was a second away from pouring the drink on his bald head.

“Asahd,” someone called softly and grabbed my arm. I turned to one of my colleagues, Allison, I think.

“I’ll take it from here. Go to the other table, they just got in.”

I took a deep breath. She’d just saved that grumpy man from an ice tea bath and a whole lot of cussing and insults. And she’d helped me not to lose my job, because I was ready not to give a damn about it and teach that man a lesson.

“Alright, thanks,” I walked away and as I was heading towards the other table, I was stopped by Derrick.

“Hey bud, I saw what happened. You’re lucky the manager wasn’t around to see that. Piece of advice, don’t try to argue with the customers.”

“That man ordered a soda. I’m not deaf, am I?” I said with wide eyes. Derrick chuckled.

“That’s Mr. Jameson. He’s always grumpy and in a bad mood. It’s not the first time. He always makes mistakes when ordering and then blames us for it. I think he isn’t completely sane or something.”

“Tsk! Facts,” I rolled my eyes.

“We’re used to him and so we’re not even bothered by his nonsense anymore. Whenever he comes, we ask his order and then confirm it a second time before going to get it. You should do same next time.”

“Thanks, man.”

“No prob.”

me, how welcoming they were. In their shoes, I

′Cuz I’m a dumbass.′

shook my head and focused on the customers seated

Welcome to Fries & Spice,” I greeted with a smile and they replied. “Come up with

they replied

Can I have

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walked about, taking orders and bringing them for three hours straight. Three! Some customers gave me headaches while others gave me tips. Miserable tips. Like I

every other table was being taken care of. Finally. I went to join Jenna and Elsa behind

“Tired?” Elsa mused

“Exhausted.”

you know what we

the counter. All you do is take orders from the other waiters and give orders for takeaway to those who line up. We on the other side, walk up and down with trays and notepads. Plus, we clean

have a point,” they mused in

tired. I needed sleep. But that was impossible. I had more hours in

table just got freed and new customers just walked in,”

The girls laughed as

was five minutes to rest! Just a

smile. It was an obligation to smile whenever you took orders from customers. My jawbones

Saïda’s age, giggled. It irritated me for some reason I ignored. Oh wait,

finally replied. “I’ve never seen

It’s my first day,” I

at each other,

hella cute,”

I forced another smile.

to sit

gave me their orders and then one

your name?” she

“Asahd.”

be coming here even more often because of you,

smiled at

your orders,” I walked away immediately before another

got the orders and reluctantly returned to their table,

“Here you go.”