DOCTOR STRANGE

77

Cat, Willy, and Josh

Josh

Finally, I'm done with the preps, soon more customers will start coming in. I don’t usually cook dinner menus. My two sous chefs handle that I do the preparation though and I choose the specials for every meal. Today it’s gonna be burgundy beef stew and prime rib for the main course and deserts apple tart and chocolate mousse.

Everything is done. Rest is serving and plating, sous chefs will handle that.

“What are you guys talking about?” I said as I saw Ren laughing at god knows what.

“These tomatoes are so damn sour,” Cat said.

“that’s how they are supposed to be.

“by the way, what do you want me to cook for you?” I asked. Well, I knew what it’s gonna be, omelet.

“omelet.” She said.

“no yolks?”

“exactly!!”

“it’ll be done in a minute. Ren, you’d like some?”

“no… I'm full already.” He answered.

“what about some beer?”

“no dude, I have some operations tomorrow.” He replied.

“not for me either.” Cat refused too.

“great then... wait for me before starting any fun.”

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“here.” I said walking up the stairs. “your omelet and iced lemon tea, and my beer and ribs and Ren coke for you.”

“thanks”

“thank you.”

“so, what were you guys talking about?” I asked sitting with them, putting in plate on the table.

“I was telling Ren about how you were as a kid.” She sipped the tea.

“what? Don’t embarrass me okay, I won’t cook you anything if you do that.” I warned seriously.

“embarrass? How can I embarrass you, by telling Ren how much you liked playing with my barbies as a kid?” she said in an innocent tone.

“Catherine… don’t do that...” I said, my voice muffled. “ha ha ha, why are you lying? When did I ever…?”

“I have proof see…” she put her phone on my face.

Where did she get this from? Like literally, I can't let Ren see it. It will be so much embarrassing for me. no, I can't lose my cool image like this. I grabbed her phone at an instant before Ren could take a single glance at it.

‘thank god I'm safe.’ I relieved my nerves. I deleted that photo.

Thankfully Ren didn’t get to look at it. I was wearing a pink barbie dress in it. Like literally, my mom had a big fetish to dress me up like a girl. How embarrassing it is for a grown-up hot and handsome guy to see something like that.

“what was it?” Ren asked.

“nothing it was nothing…!!” I said.

“show me…” he asked again.

“How was your day Ren? I saw some videos on the internet about the doctor you adore so much. Is that all true?” In hopes of diverting the conversation I spoke.

“it’s not true but no one believes in truth, all they care about is creating a buzz no matter how much it will hurt a person.”

“what do you mean?”

“uh... forget it I don’t wanna talk about it.” He said and I shrugged my shoulder along with the topic. After that, for a few minutes, we went silent for a good period. I was chewing down my food, it was yum, I am a star. Cat was eating too, while Ren was doing something, I don’t know what, on his phone.

“I'm so full….” Cat said chewing on the last bite of her food. She finished her meal and excused herself.

I am a slow eater, so I took longer to finish my meal, I believe in savoring every bite for whatever I put in my mouth. But who is in the rush, I have all the time.

I eat until I feel satiated and then walked down the stairs to put the plate in the kitchen. I washed my hands and then went back up. As I was up, I saw both of them had their eyes on their phone screens.

“these humans…” I said and saw how their clueless eyes moved from the phone’s screens to my face.

“What...?” Cat said.

“no gadgets on my rooftop….. I want to be close to nature.” I said sitting on the couch.