"Oh!! Yeah,I just thought... Maybe it was possible ... I mean, if I could be given a chance to work with you at your restaurant,it's okay if that will not be possible." What are you mumbling about, kayla,
Instead of replying,Mrs. Berry just stared at me,it was obvious what she was thinking. I mean, there is no way a school dropout such as myself will be allowed to work in a fancy,well present restaurant like that of hers, and just to confirm my thoughts,she said to me.
"Well,when it comes to my restaurants,I do take time to employ individuals." she paused,then " Avia told me you dropped out of school, yeah?"
Great,here we go,"Yes, Ma!"
"She also told me why you had to drop out." she paused and stared at me.
"Oh,she did?" Really,did she have to go that far? 'What happens to her being my stepmother? I don t want her in on all my secret.but she was okay passing mine out? Now I m never going to leave this down.
All of a sudden,she started laughing at me,I looked at the woman laughing,I was kind of annoyed. Then she said while patting my shoulders
"Oh dear,no need to look that hurt,I am not going to judge you. If anything,I think you did a great job,It's not easy giving up once you dream for the sake of another,blood or not,you are a good child. And I have watched you for mouths,the way you interacted and show kindness to others,I am impressed. I would love to see you around."
"Thank you, ma! I really appreciate it."
"It's alright,I am just being truthful, and on that note,stating from tomorrow you will be working as a cook or server,whichever one you think you can coop with. And since the vegetable are still on their first stage,you will be busy working with me in the restaurants."
Wait! What?" she is going to allow me? That is a joke,right? "Is that a yes?"
"Well," she looked to me smiling,"its certainly not a no."
"Ahhhhh, OMG." I couldn't contain my happiness,as I screamed and hugged her .Thank you,thank you so much, Mrs. Berry,you are not going to regret this." I said between tears
"I hope I don t." she gave me a friendly pat on my shoulder and turned on her heels,and then she paused and turned back to me again,"do you have an account number?"
What is that now? It sounds familiar,"ehhh, no, I don t think so."
"Okay,then ask Avia to drive you to the bank to open one,since the planting has yielded something; It's time to keep my end of the bargain. Alright?" Without waiting for my reply,she turned on her heels
"Okay,thank you again,Ma!" I called after her and hurried to go share the news too Avia and also thank her for her assistance.
Just like that I became a staff at the BERRY restaurants,a famous restaurant in the whole of London,known for its delicious delicacies and fresh ingredient,I accomplished this without my educational background,and ah I was impressed with myself.
Despite the fact that they were a lot of things I didn't know,when I first joined but thanks to my fast learning skills,I became an expert in almost half of the chores,and most of the rich and VIP customer always request for me to serve them; this made Mrs. Berry happy and after opening an account thanks to Avia ,since I have never used one or had a need for it until now but by watching Avia operating hers,I got to learn one or two things.
I later sent the account number to Mrs. Berry, but when I received the alert of my payment,it was a little... now much higher than we bargained for,scared that she might have pressed the wrong digit; I confronted her but it turns out that the extra on the top was of her doing to thank me for my help on the farm,I also thanked her as well.
I rushed to my room,happily jumping around,I just receive my first salary,although it was much I still need to gather a lot for home,and since I was working two jobs,that defiantly paid well,gathering some more will be easy.
Then,per hers,my returning to Nigeria might be a little closer than I had imagined. "Great,can't wait to see father,mother, Aiden and filora." I signed a little sad,but everything is going to be okay,that's i'm sure of.