"Thank you for calling Sushiria. How may I take your order?"
"Uh, hi there. One Tobiko Roll, please."
"Oh, hey! You're Nick's friend that's a girl. How's it going?"
"I'm doing good. Uh, how are you?"
"Good, good. And I'm good too. Just finished waiter duty, so now I'm here. Again."
"Ah, give me a second to ring up your order."
"..."
"..."
"Okay... aaandd... same amount of wasabi and ginger, I'm assuming?"
"Yes, please."
"Soy sauce too?"
"Yes."
"$2.99 is your total. You'll pay the delivery guy who will be there in a few minutes. Please consider Sushiria again the next time you're hungry!"
"Thank you."
"Ben."
"Uh... what about Ben?"
"Call me Ben. Well, my full name is Benjamin Torres, but that's a mouthful. So just call me plain old Ben."
"Okay, plain old Ben."
*snorts*
"Wooow, you're a real jokester, aren't you, Rosaleen?"
"Rosaleen?"
"Last time I checked, that's you."
"No, I meant... how do you know my name?"
"I didn't realize it was you yesterday until you said your address. Nick talks about you all the time. Rosaleen this, Rosaleen that... Rosaleen said this, Rosaleen said that..."
"It's kinda funny seeing him get so happy over a customer. I'm glad to see him smiling and laughing genuinely though... even if it's due to some stranger over a phone."
"Uh... are they... good things?"
"Are what good things? The things he says?"
"Yes, Ben..."
"Not telling you. It's a secret."
YOU ARE READING
Sushi
Short StoryRosaleen Song, an avid lover of sushi, finds her life shattering apart when she learns about the closing of her favorite sushi restaurant. Fortunately for her, the sudden opening of Sushiria fills the void in her life, and with slight hesitation, sh...
