*DIANA*
"Who is it?" Olivia asked as soon as I covered her eyes from behind, I could not answer her because she would recognize my voice if I had spoken but luckily for me the other workers were joining in in the fun.
"You have to guess your way out of this one Olivia" a guy wearing an apron said to her as he walked past with a tray in his hand.
"Jordan? Is that you?" she gave her first guess and everybody answered her with a 'NO' at the same time.
"I swear to god, if it's you Carmen… I swear I am going to scratch your eyes out" she was getting more aggressive so I felt like it was time to reveal myself to her, with a deep breath I released her eyes and she turned around at once, she was dumbstruck with surprise when she saw me and she took a good look at my outfit before she made another sound out of excitement.
"OH MY GOSH!!" she squealed in excitement and I had to beg her to keep it down before her boss would come storming in with an angry face, I hugged her and she instantly hugged me back hurriedly.
"Where have you been? How come you are-" she was about to bombard me with questions but I was not ready to start answering all of them with Mr. Gregg lurking around the kitchen area, he would have been too interested in me because I did not drop a resignation letter.
"I am going to sit at table 6, come and meet me there so that we can talk properly" I told her my brief message before leaving to make for the table, I bought a cup of coffee so that I would keep myself busy before she came to join me at the table with excitement written all over her face.
"I was beginning to get worried that you may have been kidnapped, where have you been for the past few days?" Olivia's blonde hair was packed into a bun which was protected by a hair net, her color was dimmer than before and it was obvious to see that she was stressed out, the dark circles under her eyes made it clear that she had been lacking sleep.
"I wasn't kidnapped and why would you even think such a thing?" I asked her with a chuckle, she smiled at me but it was short lived because she was too engrossed in assessing my outfit.
"Well… it's because I haven't seen you at work and I didn't even hear from you so it was the only thing that I could think of" Olivia was still staring at my clothes and I was beginning to feel weird because of the kind of way she was looking at me.
"You are so funny, I was actually given a job as a personal assistant at the Mateo's company… you know that funeral that I told you about? My father knew the wife of the deceased so he managed to secure me a job because of his closeness to the family and that was how I got a new job" Olivia listened to me attentively and she did not once take her eyes off me as I spoke.
"And you couldn't even consider telling your best friend this wonderful news?" she asked me with sarcasm behind her voice, I ignored the sarcasm and I answered her question in a calm tone because I had been expecting her to be angry at me for the delayed release of information.
"I was not given enough time to spread the news around, it all happened so sudden-" she interrupted me with a gasp of surprise, I was still being patient with her.
"You couldn't even call?".
"You know that I don't have a phone" I was feeling embarrassed to say that aloud in public but I had no other choice.
"You could have used a payphone, you could have used your father's phone or something but you felt that I was not important enough to tell" I was expecting her to act like this so I was still keeping my calm demeanor, I tried to be considerate with her because I understood how she was feeling.
"I have been busy and I am not allowed to leave the Mateo compound without permission or unless it's the weekend, I am sorry that the information is coming a bit late and that is why I am here in person to tell you about it… the least you can do is to be happy for me" I was beginning to feel exasperated because I was running out of time and I was sure that I was late.
"You have a point though, I am not going to spoil the celebrative spirit by dragging the issue and I have to commend you for your outfit because you are looking dazzling" she said it with genuine happiness and I was glad to see that my best friend had regained her usual mood back, I smiled back at her.
"Thank you, it was not from my pocket though because I wouldn't be able to afford this" I wanted to make it known to her that I was not this high and mighty princess that she was already painting me out to be.
"Then it was from whose pocket then? It's definitely not your father's pocket because we both know that he is broke" the joke was so insensitive that it actually made me to almost snap at her but the sudden arrival of Mr. Gregg made me unable to complete my next action but instead I had to fake a smile and I hoped that he did not notice that it was a forced one.
"Look who has come to show her pleasant face in my humble restaurant, how is your new job treating you?" Mr. Gregg asked me a very shocking question because nobody else knew that I had a new job other than my family members and my boyfriend Carl.
"My new job is treating me quite nicely as you can see, may I ask how you got to hear about me getting a new job?" I had to quench the burning curiosity that was burning inside of me, I had not satisfied myself enough with the thought that it could have been my father who had spilled the beans out of drunk excitedness.
"After two days of your absence from work, I had to call the closest person to you who would surely know about your whereabouts" I stared at him in the eye and I asked him my next question slowly, it was as if time froze and the whole buzz of the restaurant became silenced and everything came to a standstill.
"Who was the person that told you?".
"Oh, it was your beloved boyfriend… Carl" I saw the way Olivia's mood changed as soon as my former boss mentioned his name, she looked at me with a hurt expression.
"So, you saw Carl as the best person to break the news first to but not me… your so-called best friend" Olivia turned away and she ran back to the kitchen area before I could even explain myself, I stood up to follow her but I was stopped by the voice of Mr. Gregg.
"Lady!! I want to see you in my office, RIGHT NOW!!" I groaned in agony as I watched my hurt best friend run farther away from me, all of this could have been easily avoided… everything became suddenly sharpened into focus and I was the center of attention because everybody had their eyes on me after Mr. Greggs loud outburst.
'I always hated it whenever he shouted, one of the main reasons why I never liked this job anyways'.