Deep Fried Revenge by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2020-01-16T01:16:01+00:00

Chapter 13

They were in the middle of family meal when Bleak leaned over to Angie and whispered, “Do I have to eat everything? I don’t really like soup.”

Trying to keep the laughter inside, Angie nodded. “Well, it’s a family meal, so just like in my family, you have to try a little of everything.”

“But she doesn’t make you clean your plate like my mom does.” Hope smiled at the younger girl. She’d been the first to greet Bleak after Felicia introduced her to the team. And since they’d had a little bit of time, Hope had walked her through the restaurant. “I’m betting you’ll like it, though. There hasn’t been one dish that Angie’s brought to the table for menu consideration that I didn’t love.”

“Hey now, my dish is on the table this week too.” Nancy gave Hope a gentle nudge with her elbow. “I’m sure you’ll love it as well.”

“Of course she will,” Estebe said, trying to move the conversation away from picky eaters and back to the topic at hand: his cold box rework. “I’ve given you all a mock-up to look at, and if you agree, I’ll need a couple of people to come in for a few hours on Monday to restock.”

“I need the hours.” Matt lifted his hand. He looked across the table at Hope. “What about you? You aren’t in school yet, are you?”

“No, but my family is going to Coeur d’Alene for the week. It’s the only time all of us could get together. I’ve already taken the week off, right, Angie?”

“Yep. You’re off the schedule. And I want you to train Bleak in running the dishwasher this week so she can cover for you.” Angie and Felicia had decided earlier that they’d use the new employee to cover for Hope’s vacation rather than bringing in a temp whom they’d have to train anyway.

“I thought I was just cleaning up tables?” Bleak’s eyes widened as she thought of the enormity of the job.

When Bleak turned her way, Felicia added, “After Hope gets back, you’ll be busing tables. By the time we have you fully trained, you may know every job in the restaurant.”

“Also, I’m taking you with me to the fair on Friday and Saturday. I won’t be able to have you in the trailer, but I think we can keep you busy. And you’ll have time to explore the grounds when we don’t need you.”

“And once we’re off, we’ll go play on the rides!” Hope clapped her hands together, bouncing in her chair. “It will be a blast. I’ll drive you home so Angie doesn’t have to wait around for us.”

Matt shook his head. “You weren’t that excited to go on the rides with me.”

“Stop being a baby. You’ve had your fun. Now it’s girls’ night,” Hope said.

Bleak sank deeper into her shoulders. “I don’t know. I mean, I don’t have any money for rides.”

“Oh, I’ll pay for the wristband.” Angie hoped that the other two wouldn’t complain, or at least that they wouldn’t do it in front of Bleak.

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