Chapter Six: Embarrassment
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"NIKKI NOODLE KITCHEN"
Scanning the stand on the sidewalk, Nikki moves it a little, not blocking the lane much. On her first birthday, her parents gave her free noodle soup at its opening. It is their store name, and they named it after her.
Now, it's been almost 25 years since then. She already planned to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the store next year, but given what happened to her mother, she doesn't know if she could afford to throw a celebration. Besides, most of the funds have now been spent on her mother's medication and hospital bills.
"Sister Nikki!" A teenage boy riding a bike stopped at her side.
"Justin! How were the orders?" She asked him, a 20-year-old first-year college student.
