"Today, your work ends here, and this is your payment," Kaka said as she handed six Gold Coins to Iyas.
The six Gold Coins lay in her slightly wrinkled hands. Iyas had washed dishes till she felt dazed, her hands numb to the weight of the coins.
She had thought it was just a simple dishwashing task, but it turned into a four-hour ordeal.
At first, there weren't many dishes, and she finished quickly, but as time passed, customer flow increased. Stacks of dishes piled up before her into small mountains, the more she washed, the more there seemed to be.
Gradually, Iyas began to regret casually agreeing to Yang Yu's proposal to wash dishes for the restaurant.
Even with resentments brewing, a deal was a deal. Faced with constant nagging from the boss's daughter and the relentless clatter of dishes, she had no choice but to bite back her complaints and silently get on with it.
Four hours later, she finally finished the task and received her pay.
