I was awakened by my ringing phone. I lazily open my eyes and took my phone on the nightstand and answer it as I sit upon my bed and yawn.

"Hello?"

"Lalisa!!" Moonbyul Immediately yell.

"Yah! You don't need to shout!" I groan.

"Whatever! I'm afraid I'm not going to the restaurant today because I have cramps"

"What?! Are you going to fucking leave me with that monster inside the kitchen?!"

"Aishah! Don't worry she wouldn't dare to touch you because if she did I will skin her alive"

"Ugh! Fine but make sure you'll not be absent tomorrow too because we all know I can't stand being with that devil brat!" I shout to my best friend.

"Fine! Now get your ass up and go to work!" She said before hanging up.

Moonbyul is my best friend since we were young and we really got along well because we both have the same dream and that is to become a chef because we love eating and seeing people enjoying our cook.

But the difference is Moonbyul is graduated from that course while I? I'm not and that was a shame for me. I'm just lucky I got the job in the restaurant where mostly middle-class families are eating.

It's not a fancy one but it's fine with me even I really dream to be a successful chef in a luxurious or famous restaurant in the city.

You're asking why moonbyul is with me there instead of in the city? Well that Idiot doesn't want to leave me here in Daegu and doesn't want to work in our dream restaurant without me.

There are no days that I kept forcing her to go to the city and pursue our dream even I'm not with her but she's just a stubborn jerk and doesn't want to listen to her boss Lol.

We're three chefs in that restaurant and it's me and Moonbyul and Solar. The arrogant girl that I was talking about. Solar and Moonbyul are the first ones to work there and Moonbyul just helps me to have a Job there too cause she convinces the boss.

Anyway they're higher than me cause as I said I'm not a graduated chef compare to them so they mostly have the highest salary and I'm not complaining anymore cause I actually need a job like this that has a stable giving of salary.

Although the salary is not enough to supply the needs of my two sisters that are in Seoul studying cause my Mom and Dad really want us to study there but sadly they are gone and I stop studying but at least I continue what my Mom and Dad want to us.

Except that I'm not there with them. I really need to stay here because my job is here and I can't be able to find a job in the city when I'm not graduated and that was the very hard part for me.

It's hard that I can't be able to have a proper job that can provide our monthly needs. I stop when I reach the second year of college because my sister rosé enter the first year of college at the same University here in Daegu.

that's where it all started that I thought I needed to give up my dream for my sisters. I had to stop because I could no longer afford the tuition fee for the two of us in college and I had another high school sister at that time.

Yes, I had two sisters and we all had just one year gap and I'm the eldest and Rosé is the middle while the youngest is Ryujin. And they are both already in college right now. Rosé is already in third-year college while Ryujin is in second-year college.

Rosé course is a lawyer so I really need to work hard to support her because being a law student is not a joke. you really need to study well and you need big money for tuition.

I was back to my senses as the bus that I was riding stopped at the bus stop. I hurriedly ran to the door of the bus because I'm freaking close to being late!

Once I climb out I instantly ran across the street where the restaurant is located. This is a public place anyway. I reach the entrance and saw there are already many customers.

I ran towards my locker and change clothes and go to the kitchen and I was welcome by my boss and solar who is already smirking at me. "You're nearly late Manoban" My boss sternly said and I got nervous Immediately.

"I'm very sorry Mr. Feng" I said and bow at him with a look of apologetic.

"That's very unprofessional Mr. Feng" Solar said and rolled her eyes at me.

"She is not graduated so what else do you expect solar? Being not graduated and having worked here is already unprofessional" Mr. Feng said and I can't help but get affected by his word.

It hurts me that they can look at me so low and can freely talk about me being unprofessional and I can't do anything but accept their harsh words because it's true.

Mr. Feng is not really the one who is managing this restaurant and really treat me like trash since the day I work here. Her wife is really fond of me too and super kind to me and Moonbyul but her husband is the opposite.

He's like solar who likes to make fun of me and wants me to lose my job.

"Go start cooking there!" Mr. Feng shout which causes me to flinch.

I look down and stop myself to break down in front of them because if I do they will make fun of me even more for being a weak freak and I don't want to be a freak in front of them or mostly being a crybaby.

I heard Mr. Feng go out of the kitchen and I just sat on the stool here waiting for those waiters to come in and give us the dish we will cook. Didn't take long and one of my close waitresses come in.

"Lisa! Mrs. Johnson wants you to cook her favorite dish" Hwasa happily said.

Mrs. Johnson is a foreign woman who is married to a Korean man here in Daegu. She is just living near here so she's really here often and always wants me to be the one to cook her favorite menu.

She said my cook is wonderful and every customer that tastes my cook said it too but some people have high common don't want my cook and said I'm not good at cooking.

And of course one of those are Solar and Mr. Feng and another freak customer who is looking at me with a disgusted look.

"Okay!" I said to her and smile.

I took the pan and start cooking the Tteokbokki cheese and sour. That's my own version of Tteokbokki here and Mrs. Johnson really wants this dish. Solar sometimes tries to steal my recipe but didn't succeed.

"I don't really understand why Mrs. Johnson loves your Tteokbokki when it really has the most horrible taste in the world" she said with a look of disgust on her face.

Again. I felt so low with her comment but I felt someone tap my shoulder and I saw hwasa smiling at me and mouth me 'You're a good cook!'.

I'm really happy that there is still someone that still believes in what I can do and I'm really thankful to those people. I put the mozzarella cheese and turn the stove into low heat just to let the mozzarella melt.

After 3 minutes I turn off the stove and took a plate and transfer it there before giving it a simple design. Once I'm done I give it to hwasa and she goes out to serve it to Mrs. Johnson.

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Hours passed and it's already 2:26 in the afternoon but I'm just going to take my lunch since I can't do it earlier cause there is a lot of customers and most of them request that they want me to cook it and I can't complain cause this is my work.

And of course, solar has an eye on me too muttering mean things about me again. Those are one of the reason too why she hates me so much cause according to her she is graduated and mostly know how the perfect dish can be.

But customers still want me to be the one. I have so much knowledge about being a chef too of course because even I stop studying I bought books for chefs and self-study. After all, that is all I can afford to myself.

So meaning I mostly have more knowledge than her the only difference is she has a certificate and I don't have one. I believe If I graduate to my college I'm Summa cum laude because since elementary I always got the highest honor.

I was in the middle of eating my lunch when I felt my phone rang. I took it out and saw it's my sister Rosé.

"Hello chaeng?"

"Unnie..." She worriedly answers.

"Why did call? Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong Unnie but the first semester is going to end by this month and we already need to pay the tuition fee this semester that we didn't pay and they said we need to pay for my tuition fee for this coming semester too" she sadly announced.

Fuck! I forgot we have a debt to their university cause I don't have enough money to pay for her tuition this semester and I still need to pay this coming semester for her to be able to continue studying!

"How much is it?"

"It's $5,800 per semester and times two so it's $11,600" she said. I didn't answer because I'm so damn speechless to that huge amount. "If you just let me be a working student I could help you" she added.

"No, no! Don't worry I will send you the amount of money" I said.

"You sure Unnie?" She asks.

"Very! Now go back to your room" I said and hang up.

What the hell should I do?! I only keep $600 in my pocket and my salary is just fucking $5000 or 575,337 won in Korean money! I already have a debt to my neighborhood.

Mrs. Seong the old woman who is living alone besides my apartment that is very kind to me and I don't want to borrow money from her again cause I'm already shamed!