Good or Bad (2)

Elin and I went down to the front desk.

At the front desk, Sam calls me, "Ah, Shin there you… are…" She looks at Elin, "Hhmm… back at break you left me."

"Ah. That's… you fell asleep, so I went back to my room to rest."

"With another girl?..."

"No."

"I didn't see you after break."

"Well, …something unexpected happened."

"Ah… is that so?... unexpected ha?..." She looks at Elin again, "That girl. You guys went here together… and that girl, she's a staff in the kitchen, right? You girl, what's your name?

"It's Elin."

"Then Elin, why are you not wearing your uniform? And why are you with him, not there? ...perhaps you guys did something?..."

"We did nothing." I said.

"Hhmm?"

"Believe me."

"Um… Ms. Sam right?" Elin spoke.

"Oh. You know me?"

"Yes."

"From whom?"

"From rumo-- Shin."

Eh?

"From Shin?"

"Yes. He talks a lot about you."

"Is that true, Shin?" Sam asked me.

Elin was looking at me like she was saying to cover up.

"Yeah…" My answer.

"Is that so?... Then Shin, where were you? And why were you guys together?"

"Well, the thing is--"

Elin interrupted me and said, "No, Shin, let me the one to explain."

And so she explains what happened.

"So that's what happened… Shin, is she telling the truth?" Sam asked.

"Yes, that's what happened."

"I see…"

"Then, now the misunderstanding has been settled. Let's go Shin." Elin spoke.

"Huh? Where are we going?"

"To the guest's dining area."

"Why?"

"Didn't I tell you that I will make Dad apologize?"

"I said it's fine."

"No, it's not enough."

Elin grabs my hand and heads to the dining area.

"Ah, sorry about that, Sam. Let's talk later." I shout.

"..."

Meanwhile, as we're heading to the dining room, Elin suddenly asked something, "Are you close to Ms. Sam?"

"Yeah."

"You're new here, right? I'm surprised that you guys are already this close."

"Yea."

"Have you heard a rumor about her?"

"Yea, I know."

"You know? Wait… then perhaps you guys did something already?"

"Well… that's…"

She sighed. "You should avoid her."

"..."

"We're here."

"Here?

We arrived at our destination but were not in the dining area. There was a door that was labeled as [staff only].

We entered.

As Elin opened the door, the hot air flowed through me. As we went inside, some delicious smell flowed through my nose. The inside was full of cooking utensils.

"The kitchen?" I said.

"Yeah."

"Oh, you're here, Elin." Staff #1.

"Yo Elin." Staff #2.

Some staff members wearing white clothes like a chef greeted Elin.

"Elin?" Staff #3.

"Oh, Ms. Belle."

"I thought something urgent had happened."

"Yeah, but it's already done."

"Is that so…" She looks at me. "Who's this boy might be?"

"Ah. This is Shin. He's new here."

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Belle." I said.

"Nice to meet you, too."

"Ah, by the way, Ms. Belle. Where's Dad?" Elin Asked.

"Mr. Logan was out there."

"Thanks Ms. Belle. Let's go Shin."

Elin grabs me and heads to some door that has a small circular window.

We went through.

It is the dining area. It looks fancy, that the color theme was white and red. The lights were chandeliers. Today, there were only a few guests eating.

"There's Dad." Elin spoke.

"He's a waiter?"

"Yea. And I'm a chef here."

"You can cook?"

"What's with that? You're doubting me?"

"No-no, it's just surprising that you can cook a high-quality meal."

"Hoho, everyone can if they practice hard enough. Anyway, let's call Dad."

Elin waved his hand at her Dad. Luckily, he saw us and headed in our direction.

"What are you doing here, Elin?" He looked at me, "You, young man, I'm glad you're okay."

"Daaad…"

"Hhmm? What is it, Elin?"

"Did you not realize what you needed to say to Shin?"

"Hello?"

She sighed. "You need to apologize."

"What for?"

She sighed again. "For real Dad?"

"Ah." He lowered his head and said, "Young man, forgive me about back then. I was just testing you."

Even though he apologized to me and asked about my bruises, he still looks the same. I guess that's just how his face has been. Even though he has a scary look, I guess he's not a bad person at all.

"No, no, it's fine." I said.

"Geez, Don't do that again, Dad." Elin said.

"I promise." Mr. Logan said.

Mr. Logan looks at Elin and my hands, "Hey, why are you guys holding hands?" He said.

Elin released my hand, "Ah this, this… Right, I just showed him the way here." She panicked.

"Why are you fluster-- Wait a minute."

Mr. Logan left us and went to some table. At that table, there's a guest or a guy and a waitress. The waitress just stood there while the guest was sitting at the table.

Mr. Logan grabs the guest hand. They seem to be arguing, I can't hear them at this distance.

"Elin, it seems like your dad and the guy are fighting or something." I said to Elin.

"Ah? Where?"

"There."

Mr. Logan said something to the waitress, then the waitress headed in our direction and entered the door behind us. The waitress was crying when she headed to us. The guest suddenly stands up, looking mad, then shout, "What the f*ck are you talking about!?" The guy push Mr. Logan. After that, Mr. Logan said something, but we couldn't hear it. Then suddenly the guy punched Mr. Logan.

" "!?" " Elin and I were shocked.

Mr. Logan punched back. Then those two of them start fighting.

"Dad!" Elin said when she started running towards them.

"Wait, Elin." And so I follow her.

The waiters in the area rush towards Mr. Logan and the guy to stop them. They stop Mr. Logan calmly while the guy persists.

"Dad!" Elin rushed towards Mr. Logan but…

"Stay back." Mr. Logan stops Elin.

"Elin." I grab her hand.

"Shin…"

"Let's head back to the kitchen."

"But, Dad…"

"Elin, just listen to him." Mr. Logan said.

"Ok."

So Elin and I head back to the kitchen.

When we entered the kitchen, the staff were comforting the waitress back there. Elin went closely to the waitress.

"What happened?" Elin said.

I grab Elin's shoulder and say, "Elin, it's not the time to ask her."

"Mr. Logan saved me from that man. At first--" The waitress spoke.

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BACK AT THE DINING AREA AFTER SHIN AND ELIN LEFT

"Get off me!" The guy said while two waiters held him.

"Are you ok, Mr. Logan?" Waiter #1.

"Yea, I'm ok."

"Bring me the manager here!" The guy said.

Alice enters the dining area.

"What happened here?" She said.

"Ms. Alice…"

"Let him go."

The two waiters released the guy.

"Are you the manager here?" The guy asked.

"Yes. Dear Sir, what's the problem?"

"Well, excuse me!... this waiter tormented me." The guy pointed at Logan.

Alice looked at Logan.

"Sir, perhaps there's a reason for that."

"Reason, reason, that waiter has no manners. Is that how you guys treat guests here?!"

"Sir, we're sorry if we offended you, but the staff here were well-trained."

"You know, I'm an executive director at Maximum Co. and this is how you treat me?"

"But sir."

"I'm leaving. I have enough of this bullsh*t."

"Sir!"

"I'm going to complain and give a bad review."

The guy left.

Alice sighed. "Mr. Logan, I need some explanation."

Alice looks at Logan.

"I understood."

"Then what happened?"

"While I'm serving some tables, I notice that Jessica keeps coming to that guy's table. It rather became suspicious, so I kept looking at them until I saw that guy molesting Jessica. So I can't stand it anymore and stop that person."

"Is that all?"

"Yes."

Alice sighed. "Don't do something rash and inform me first."

"I don't want to do nothing and just watch. I need something to do."

Alice sighed again. "Just inform me before doing something like that."

"I understood."

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BACK AT THE KITCHEN

The waitress explained everything to us.

"Something like that happened?" Ms. Belle said.

"Yes…" The waitress replies.

"Unbelievable."

"Elin, I'm sorry about causing Mr. Logan some problem."

"No, it's fine. I will do the same too if I'm the one who saw it."

"Thank you… By the way, where's Mr. Logan? I need to thank him."

"Ah… Dad fought the guy out there."

"Huh?!"

The waitress stands up.

"I need to stop them." She starts moving forward but...

"Stop."

Elin stopped her.

"Let me through, Elin. I need to go there and stop them."

"You know Dad protected you, right? He can solve this matter. Trust me. Trust Dad.

"But…"

The door was opened and someone entered.

"Hmm? What are you guys doing?"

It was Mr. Logan.

"Dad!" Elin rushed towards Mr. Logan and hugged him.

"Mr. Logan." The waitress said.

"Jessica, I'm glad you're fine." Mr. Logan said.

"Dad."

"Hmm? What is it, Elin?"

"Your face."

"Ah, this…"

"Let me heal it."

Elin put its hand into Mr. Logan's face, then her hand started to light. The light was green. As her hand continued to light, the bruise in Mr. Logan's face were slowly fading.

Seeing this, Elin's ability, it makes me say, "Wow…"

"There." Elin said when Mr. Logan's face healed.

"Thanks Elin." Mr. Logan patted Elin.

"Mr. Logan."

"Hmm? What is it, Jessica?"

"I'm sorry. If it wasn't for me, that would not have happened to you."

Mr. Logan sighed. "It's fine. That kind of bastard is unavoidable."

"Thank you. Really thank you."

"Next time, just run away from that kind of person."

"I will."

The door that Elin and I entered when we first entered the kitchen suddenly opened.

Some kitchen staff entered. "Oh guys. Time to switch." They said.

"I guess our shift was over." Ms. Belle said.

"You're right." Mr. Logan said.

"Let's return to our room." Elin said.

Our shift was over. And we left the kitchen and headed to our room.

That's how the day ended…

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AT THE STREET

"The bastard waiter, I will remember this."

The guy entered his own car.

"I will make that hotel pay."

"Sir."

"Ah!" The guy looked at the person. "You scared me there."

"Sir, how can you forgive us?"

"You're the manager, right?"

"Yes. How can we compensate for the complaint? I will do anything."

"Anything? ...then--"

The guy said something that made Alice enter the car. After that, the car drove away.