Here, One Wing For You.

Caroline's heart kept thumping louder and louder as the call kept ringing without anyone picking up, this was her third attempt in three days dialing the number Doctor Lucas gave her. It was Jhon's number, the man who helped her save Christopher, her only family.

"CAROLINE!!!"

Caroline heard her boss yell her name which was unusually usual to everyone who worked there, including herself.

"Yes, Ma'am!!" Caroline answered loudly running to the back of the restaurant where the loud shriek of her boss came from.

"Where the hell were you and how dare you yell at me." The older woman who was the owner of the restaurant/eatery reprimanded, pointing at Caroline who was now in front of her boss.

"Sorry ma! I was only answering you from afar and..."

"Why were you afar?" The woman said obstructing Caroline's explanation.

"I was just at the food stand Ma'am." Caroline explained with her hands at akimbo.

"Then why couldn't you hear me?" The woman whined like a nasty child.

"There are customers and the place is so loud, Ma'am." Caroline replied. Seeing as she couldn't get Caroline to piss her off, she began sizing Caroline up as usual. Caroline felt annoyed at her boss's glares.

"Haven't I told you to stop wearing this philistines sandals?" The woman roared looking at Caroline's feet with disgust.

"I'm sorry, Ma'am. I'll get a new one after my pay today." Yes, it was the end of the month and she was to be paid today.

"Who is going to pay you today? Get lost!" The woman shouted as she rebuked Caroline who wasn't surprised at her boss's outburst at all. Whenever her boss wanted to vent out her anger she would either call her, Michelle or Dhruv who was a mixed race to yell at them.

Caroline walked back to her position at the food counter which was behind the fried chicken buffet. She exhaled while the guy on her left and girl on her right smiled at her.

"Your noisy baby had been crying for his mama." Michelle, the girl on Caroline's right who was behind a barbecue buffet said.

"Really?" Caroline awed. It might have been a call from the hospital, they always called her because of Christopher. He always wants to talk to her and she misses him too.

"It's not a he, Michelle. Carol's phone is a she, am I right, Carol?" Dhruv, the guy beside her said smiling.

"Where The Hell Is That Indian-American Single Boy, Get Your Ass Here!!!" They heard their Lady boss yelled again and this time she was referring to Dhruv.

"Take heart, Dee." Michelle mocked while Dhruv took in lots of air and exhaled before running to answer the boss. "That woman is such a pain in the ass." Michelle commented.

"Michy, can you cover me for some minutes? I want to make a call." Caroline said putting on a serious face. When she checked her call logs, she saw that it was Jhon who called her thrice at her absence.

"Don't tell me you're going to try out that your boyfriend's line again?" Michelle asked pouting her mouth to the shock of Caroline.

"What boyfriend?"

"The one whose number you have been trying for three days now."

"He might have been busy." Caroline said absentmindedly.

"Oh! So it's true, he is your boyfriend."

Caroline:"....."

"Fine. Go, I'll cover you." Michelle said and Caroline nodded, taking off her apron before leaving the restaurant with just her phone.

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"Give me four fried chicken wings please." Jhon said to the pretty lady behind the food counter, with a phone to his right ear.

"Yes, I am Jhon." Jhon said chuckling into the phone which he held to his ear. He was on call with the Lady whose brother he donated blood to. He had seen her missed calls and decided to call her back but she didn't pick up.

"Oh! I'm Caroline Hathaway, the lady who..." The feminine voice from his phone said.

"I know, I know." Jhon replied chuckling as the lady tried to explain who she was.

"Sir, here's your order." The seller of the chicken said passing the parcel of chicken to Jhon who switched the phone from his right hand to the left hand and took the wrap from the seller.

"Thanks, here's your pay." Jhon said. "Give me a minute dear, I'm at a shop buying chicken." He said into the phone.

"No problem." The Lady voice rang from his phone.

"Here, one wing for you." Jhon said to the seller and gave her one chicken wing before leaving the restaurant without even waiting for the shocked seller's reply or appreciation.

"Ok, now I'm alone." Jhon said as he connected his air pod to the phone and plug them into his ears before placing the phone on his car cupholder, he was in his car already and dropped the chicken wrap on the passenger seat.

"Ok. I really want to appreciate for your help." Caroline said sincerely but he just chuckled again in response.

"There's no problem, Miss Hathaway. I hope your brother is doing well?" Jhon said while driving.

"He is ok, thanks to you."

"Good. Make sure you take good care of him, ok?"

"I will Mr Jhon."

"Good." That could have been all but he felt like she wanted to say more so he waited for her to say goodbye.

"emm.. Mr Jhon, can.. can I thank you properly over... emm.. over lunch sometime?" Caroline hesitantly asked as her voice kept depreciating by every word.

"Hahaha.. That would not be necessary, Miss Hathaway." He replied. Jhon knew that the woman he was speaking to was a lady who didn't have an easy life. He wouldn't want to be a burden on her.

"Oh!" Caroline replied downcasted. She really wanted to meet him but he didn't really want to. If they would meet again someday then so be it.

"Good bye then, Miss Hathaway." Jhon said and did not hesitate before ending the call. He looked back at his Chicken wrap and dialed his friends who picked up almost immediately.

"Hey, guess what I have here guys?" Jhon asked excitedly taking small peeks at the chicken wrap through his driver's mirror.

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"Carol, where were you?" Michelle asked happily.

"Making a call, why are you so excited?" Caroline asked smiling at Michelle's funny face.

"Look at this?" Michelle said waving chicken wing at Caroline's face.

"Hey, that's peppery you know, be careful." Caroline warned raising both her hands to hide her face.

"Well, my dream man came and bought chicken wings. He then said he wanted my number and left me a chicken wing." Michelle bragged happily.

"What sort of man asks for a girl's number with just one chicken wing?" Caroline asked to Michelle's surprise and Michelle pouted.

"When last did you have chicken wing?" Michelle asked mockingly and Caroline scoffed.

"Just peacefully eat your chicken wing. By the way, where's Dhruv?"

"He's not yet back from...." Michelle didn't need to complete the sentence as both ladies looked at themselves in horrific expressions.

"Do you think he's still alive?" Caroline asked pouting at Michelle on behalf of Dhruv.

"Who is going to save him from the Lady Boss?" Michelle asked pouting as well.

"I need four Chicken wings please." A fine fair lady who wore sunglasses said to Caroline, disrupting her conversation.

"Okay, ma'am." Caroline replied packing up four wings and placing them in a pack and then a paper wrap. "Here you go, Ma'am. Thanks for visiting 'Fried Chilis'." Caroline said smiling to the Rich Lady who just gave her a small, quick smile.

"Here, one wing for you." The Lady said handing one chicken wing over to Caroline and Michelle gapped.

"Thank you..." Before Caroline would finish up the statement, the Lady left without looking back.

"Caroline.." Michelle called curiously.

"What?"

"She.. this was exactly what the man did." Michelle said still staring at the door which the woman came in and left, with utmost amusement on her face.

"What are you talking about?" Caroline asked frowning her face in confusion.

"The.. the.. dream..."

"So, this is what you girls do in my restaurant?!" The boss, Mrs Edna who came unexpectedly raised her voice at the two ladies who had chicken wing each in their hand.

"Mmmm..."

Both ladies didn't know what to say. They didn't expect her.

"You two force my customers to give you food. If not for Delaney here who reported." Mrs Edna, the Lady boss said pointing to the girl who posed beside Mrs Edna.

"No ma.. it's not.." Caroline tried to defend but it was useless. Delaney had always been jealous of the fact that Michelle and especially Caroline was close to Dhruv who she had a hit on.

"From now hence, Delaney would take your position behind the Chicken buffet while you, Caroline would take your new position as the waiter." Mrs Edna announced and every worker behind the counter gasped. Being a waiter was likened to being paid lowest.

"And then Michelle, you would take Delaney's place as an ice cream and popcorn attendant." Mrs Edna added. Michelle's position wasn't as as bad as being a waiter in 'Fried Chilis'.

Without waiting for their reaction, Mrs Edna left them with Delaney trailing after her while Dhruv who came out with Mrs Edna felt sad for his favourite ladies (Michy and Carol).

"So what now?" Michelle asked devastated.

"The Lady Boss said there would be no dispensing of salaries today... Till..." Before Dhruv could finish his sentence, Caroline angrily left the restaurant with teary eyes and an apron, she walked up to the ice cream joint opposite her workplace and ordered a chocolate flavour.