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I finally reached the restaurant on the ferry, utterly exhausted and drenched in sweat. Why? Because I nearly got lost searching every nook of the ferry just to find the restaurant. And here I am, it turns out it's upstairs where there are many customers seated, enjoying themselves—some singing karaoke, others drinking, dancing, and more.
I also caught a whiff of barbecue smoke right beside me!
Oh God!
I didn't expect to smell like smoke right away. I'm not picky, but I just don't like the smell of smoke because it makes me hungry!
Yes, I love barbecues, but Mom didn't allow me to eat those kinds of foods because she said they're dirty or unhealthy for me.
Especially since I haven't fully recovered; something changed about me because when I was young, I never had any illnesses, but Mom and Dad noticed that I now get tired very quickly.
Before, I used to be able to jog for exercise, but now, even with less than half the exercise, I'm already gasping for breath.
That's why Mom closely monitors me to recover quickly; she's banned everything for me, so now I can only drool over what's in front of me.
I gulped.
"Miss, ayus ka lang? Gusto mo ba ng barbecue?" Tanong ng binatang lalake sa akin ng makita akong nakatigtig sa iniihaw.
Sa tingin ko ay teenager pa lang siya base sa kaniyang istura at tangkad. I smiled and shook my head.
"No, thank you." Sabi ko at umupo dahil may upuan at table naman dito sa malapit kaya dito na ako pumwesto.
"Binicho, ang iniihaw mo! Sunog na ang sa ilalim samantalang iyang sa ibabaw ay hilaw pa." Sita ng matandang babae sa binata.
"Nako! Oo nga pala, pasensya na Aunt Letecia may isang diwata kasing dumaan at kanina pa ako tinitingnan eh." Natatawang pagdahilan ng binata at kinindatan pa ako.
Natawa ang matandang babae maski ako ay natawa rin. "Ah, excuse me, hindi ikaw ang tinitingnan ko, ang barbiecue." I chuckled.
Napakamot nalang tuloy sa ulo ang binata dahil sa sinabi ko.
"Ayusin mo kasi ang pagbabantay Binicho, puro nanaman kasi chix iyang nasa kokote mong makati!" Sabi naman ng babaeng naka suot ng apron ng itim.
Mukhang isa siya sa mga chef dito sa restaurant. Natatawa at mahina niyang pinalo sa ulo ang binata gamit ang dala-dala niyang tray.
"Ate Dahlia naman! Masakit ah!" Reklamo naman ng binata na 'Binicho' ang pangalan.
"Pagpasensiyahan mona iha, iyang dalawa ganyan talaga ang mga iyan." Saad ng matanda sakin.
Nahihiyang tumango at ngumiti na lang ako.
"Hi welcome to our Tide & Table Resto, may I know your order miss?" Nakangiting bati sa akin ng babae nang makalapit siya.
"Dahlia, bakit hindi mo siya bigyan ng special menu natin ngayon?" Recommenda ng matanda sa babae.
"Ma! Alam mo namang hindi pa ako marunong magluto ng special menu dito." Pag-angal naman ng babae. Mommy niya pala ang matandang nasa tabi ko.
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