Shescribbledafewmorewords,thewoslipsfromthenotepad.AsshereachedouttotakeJun''''''''smenu,shedeftlyslippedoheohishandbeforeturningawaywiththeotherandheadingtowardthekittopcetheorder.
Junwatchedherwalkoff,thennoticedtherestaurantowillbythekitdoor—watgherlikeahawk.Heslippedhisphonefromhispocket,pressedthenoteagainstthes,aendtoreadhisphone.
"Igetoffinanhour.Waitformeinthebackalleyafteryoufiing."
Juncouldn''''''''thelpbutchuckle.Whatisthisgirluptonow?
Thenamuffledvoicecamefromthekit—low,angry,andclearlytheboss''''''''s.
"Youshould''''''''vetoldhimtoordersomethingmoreexpensive...''''''''tyouevendothatright?Iguessyoudon''''''''twanttopayoffyourde—"
Thesentencefadedintothectterofthekit.Junfrowned,didn''''''''tcatchtherest.Hisphournedonandthenoff,asanuneasyfeeliuphisspine.
Itwasn''''''''tReyawhhtoutthenoodlesandmilktea,buttherestaurantownerhimself.Asthekitdoorswungopenandclosed,JuncaughtaglimpseofReya''''''''sslenderfigureatthesink,scrubbingdisheswithquick,tensemovements.
Hefounditstrange.Luwasalreadyaseniorofficer—acaptaininthecriminaliigationunit.Hissarywasravagant,buthelivedsimply,withnodepesotherthanReya.WhenReyahadtakenthatamusementparkjob,ithadn''''''''tbeenoutoffinaneed;she''''''''djustgraduatedhighschool,hadnopnsforcollege,andnothingtodoathome.Wtherehadbeenmorelikepassingtime—abitofharmlessfun.
Therewasnoreasonforhertobewherselftoexhaustioniaurantlikethis.
"Youngman,isonebowlofnoodleenoughforyou?"theownerasked,hisbulkyframeblogJun''''''''slineofsighttowardthekit."We''''''''vegoteseBBQpttertoo—wantone?"
"Uh,"Junmurmured,caughtoffguard.Beforehecouldrespondproperly,theowurnedbadshoutedtowardthekit,"OneBBQptter!"
Jundidn''''''''tbuing.Moneywasn''''''''ttheissue.HewasmorecuriousaboutReya''''''''scurrentsituation.
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