I gave them the menu. ” Here is the menu sir. What would you like to have? ”
I pass them the menu and stood on a side holding pen and note pad on hand.
The boy pushed the menu towards the girl. The girl in front of him beamed with happiness. The opened the menu quickly.
“Babe, I’ve never tried this before , can I try this one? ” she pointed at one of the most expensive dishes from the menu.
“Yeah sure. I told you, you can have whatever you like. ” The guy said indifferently.
“You sure ? I can have whatever I want? The girl asked excitedly.
“Didn’t I said it? Just have whatever you want to have. ” the guy repeated himself.
“Awww I love you Babe. You are the best. ” The girl said cheekily to him. I was looking at her waiting for her to order. But she kept flipping the menu again and again for ages. I looked around, there were two people at the table twenty and a group of people at table no nine. I was getting impatient at the thought that they might be angry if I was late to serve them.
Finally after few minutes of flipping the menu, she finally ordered. -“Waiter I want this, this and also these two. Get me these four and previous one dish. ” The four she ordered were also the expensive dishes on the menu.
“Anything else mam ?” I asked her last time.
She rolled her eyes “What else do you want me to order? Do you know how expensive is it? Your whole year’s income can’t buy a set of lunch here. ” She said rudely to me.
“I was just asking mam. It’s a part of my job to make sure if you need anything else. If this is it, I’ll go get your order. Please wait for a while ” I said politely to her. Even though she was rude to me, I can’t talk to her badly.
“I can ask you myself if I need anything. Don’tbe over smart. Just do what you are asked to ” She said rudely to me.
“Don’t mind her, she is just like this. You go and get the order. ” the guy talked to me politely. I turned towards the girl. I can see she was being triggered by seeing his guy talking nicely to me.
I nodded to the guy and only to the guy just to make her more jealous. Then I turned around to go back to the kitchen.
“Why are you taking her side. She is just a waiter. I’m your girlfriend ” I heard the girl shouted angrily at the guy behind me.
I went to the kitchen and gave the order to the chess. Then I took few drinks of water and went to table nine.
As soon as I served them water, they gave me their order. Thanks to God that they have already decided what to order before I came. I take their order and then went to table no twenty.
There was an old lady and a girl of my age at that table. I went to them and put the glasses of water on the table.
“Hello mam, what would you like to order? ” I asked them politely. They were not wearing expensive looking clothes as the normal customer wears here.
“Grandma, look at the menu and order whatever you like .” The girl politely gave the menu towards the old lady.
The old lady pushed back the menu with shaking hands. “Young girl, you look like my grand daughter. Please get us something cheaper to eat. She is my grand daughter, she worked so hard and saved money for few months now. Today is my birthday, she always wanted me to take here on my birthday. But I know this resturant is very expensive one. She take me here on my birthday and this is enough for me. ” The old smiled and looked at her grand daughter with loving eyes.
I looked at the calm girl in the table. And the respect increased in my heart for her.
I took the menu and flipped it. “Granny look at these foods. These are so tasty and they don’t costs so much “I suggested her some of the dishes from the menu.
“If you say so , we will take them. ” The old lady smiled at me.
“Anything else mam? ” I asked the girl.
She took the menu and ordered two more dishes from it.
“Please wait for a while, I’ll get your food as soon as it is ready” I bowed to them.
The old lady and the girl smiled at me. I went back to the kitchen. I took out the pen and added an extra dish on the order.
The previous order was ready. I put them on a trolley and take it towards table number five.
When i was going towards the table I saw the girl and guy was arguing over something. As I reach nearer they stopped arguing.
“Here is your order sir. ” I put the dishes one by one on the table.
I looked at the guy he wasn’t looking at the food nor the girl. The girl wasn’t happy seeing the food as before. She looked pale and frighten.
I didn’t think much. Maybe they just have a big fight, I thought. Then I went to table number nine. I gave them whatever they ordered. They were happy having the food on the table unlike the couple on the table five.
Then I went back to the kitchen. The food for table twenty was still being prepared.