"Chicana, It's morning," Tia Avila said in the broadest Mexican accent as she opened the floral curtain of Violet's room letting the sunlight into the room.
"Buenos Dias Tia," Violet said as she had always loved to greet Aunt Avila the Mexican way. Violet scrammed into the bathroom before she came out, Tia Avila had already left the room
She checked the wall clock it was well past 8:00 am
"Oh! Dios Mio!" she said as she hurriedly took off her sea green nighty and went back into the bathroom. She heard her aunt's voice echoing the words
"Get ready in 30 minutes Chicana" Violet had a quickie bath and applied some oil on her lily-white skin, haven did that she dressed up in a gown of gossamer silk and dashed to the dining where her cousins Abril and Ophelia were already seated she was 10minutes late and she could see the disappointment on Aunt Avila face. They had Burritos for Breakfast. Tia Avila had to leave the kids to warm up the car in the garage.
"You look so lovely in that dress" Abril voiced out she was the youngest and loudest of the trio
"guys will sulk up to her," Abril said to her sister Ophelia who sat like she was lost in another dimension. The trio cleared up the table and went to meet Avila who was already in the car.
Violet looked behind her as they drove off until she could no longer catch a glimpse of their house. she turned and chatted with Abril until they were close to the restaurant,
"De Nada Restuarant" she thought for a while why her aunt chose De Nada as the name of the restaurant. Still in thought the car came to a halt,
"dear, dear" Abril said as she came down from the car she hated being in the restaurant cause there's always loads off work to do every time.
It's the weekend and Tia Avila ensures the girls assist in the restaurant, Abril disdained her mom for it.
"Ophelia take the new kitchen wares I bought from the boot" Tia Avila ordered as she walked into the restaurant with Abril leaving Ophelia and Violet to sort things out.
"Good morning Haden" Abril greeted as she walked into the kitchen,
"Morning Chicana" Haden replied. Haden works for her mom and opens the restaurant every day cause he's always on time. Why not assist me with scaling the fish Haden requested politely? Abril hurriedly washed her hands and joined Haden in removing the scale from the Tilapia fish in the kitchen sink.
She had grown fond of the green-eyed gentleman next to her. She kept stealing a look at random while scaling the fish in her hands.
"I see you" Violet whispered to Abril as she walked in with some of the kitchen wares in her hands. Abril suddenly turned red and hurried out of the kitchen.
She doesn't want Haden to see her that way. Unknown to her, Haden was conscious of the fact Abril had a crush on him but never thought much of it.
"Let me help with that Haden offered as Ophelia walked in.
"Gracias Haden," Ophelia said in her gentle feminine voice,
"Con gusto," Haden said trying to sound more Mexican. Haden's a British guy who loved the Mexican people. Abril had always taught him a thing or two anytime she visited the restaurant, Haden was grateful to her for that cause he could communicate a little with the friendly Mexican customers who dined at the restaurant.
"What are we making with the fishes" Abril voiced out rather too loud
"Mojarra Fritas" Haden replied as he resumed scaling the fishes. Violet and Ophelia went into the store to get an apron they were going to be the waitress for the day.
Avila and Haden did the cooking and Abril did the dishes. Soon all Violet and Ophelia heard from customers were
"Buenos Dias, senorita bonita, Con permiso senorita, a shot of tequila please," and so on till dusk.