Kyle

A week had pass since I moved to Keithan's place, everybody in the house is friendlier now. I also try to help with household work whenever I can though, they still decline my assistance most of the time. Keith talk to me on how I should just relax and all but, I insist that working on something helps me relax my nerves more. The only person who gladly receives help from me is chef Beumónt who always enjoy my company whenever I help him out in the kitchen.

I pulled of some working outfit while I prepare myself for work today. I just wear a casual white shirt and a pair of old jeans, I'm just gonna serve food at a local diner anyways so this outfit is just right. I turned around as I see Keithan dressed up casually in something red shorts, a button up shirt and black toms. "Are you ready? I'm taking you." He told me. "Don't worry about it, Augustus said that he will take me to the gates with a golf cart, I can ride the bus from there." I politely declined him. "I'm already ready and besides, you promise me that you will take me to work right?" He said, shoot yeah I promise him that and I forgot but, he doesn't need to go to my work besides, we hang out everyday. "Stop thinking about not taking me, you're gonna be late let's go." He said I just sighed and followed him to the garage.

"Dude, you have so many cars do you drive them all?" I blurted out. "Stop calling me dude it's Keithan, and no I don't drive them all just the Ferrari." He answered with annoyance evident in his face. "Okay Keithan, today it will change." I started and he look at me confused. "Well we're going downtown so, if you take a Ferrari it will either be damage or taken, things like that happen so we need to take your cheapest car if ever you have one." I explained to him. "Oh well, we can take the Tesla or the BMW, which one's safer?" He asked me. "BMW, it's quite common down there." I said even if I dunno what's really safe to bring. I never owned a car so for me taking the bus is my go to, oh wait we can literally just take the bus. He was about to get the key for his BMW as I stop him. "Wait, why don't we take a golf cart and take the bus together?" I suggested, he smiled at me and nodded. "But, won't you be late if we do that?" He asked. "Pablo won't mind things are pretty slow at this time of the day, we better hurry though." I said and he grab my hand and we ride a golf cart to the gates.

When we arrive at the gates, the bus is already there and ready to leave. I grab Keithan's hand and run toward the bus, the guard on duty just look at us as we ride the bus. When we get inside, there's a lot of vacant seats but I choose to sit in the middle row by the window. I look at Keithan, he's looking around with awe and fascination. I guess he never rode a bus before. "You look happy and a bit confused, is this you're first time?" I asked him and he just nod without looking at me. He always tend to look when the bus stops whether someone's going in or out of the bus, I just laugh at him and he hit my arm. "What?" He asked. "Nothing, you just look like a kid you know." I said and his face went tomato red and he hit my arm some more while I just laugh him off. I guess he's kinda annoyed at me cause he just keep silent and just looking down on his seat. I grab his hand and hold it right, he just look at me and I smiled at him mouthing an it's okay as he gave me his biggest smile and he squeezed my hand. Keithan's hand always feel so warm to me, I know people will always think bad about two boys holding each other's hand but, I don't care, I like holding Keithan's hand and that's everything.

We arrived at my work with five minutes to spare and, Keithan's surprised about it. "For a public transport, that bus was pretty fast and pretty affordable too." He said still fascinated about our ride. We get in to the diner and the more fascinated he get. "Wow, it's a shame Dylan can't come. I bet he will be as overwhelmed as me." He said, Dylan called us about how he needs to bail cause, Darius is crying all night and all day about his breakup with that jerk that he's dating. "Dylan told me before that he already had lunch here, and I think I'm the one who served food for him." I blurted out. "No fair! He's been here before? You should treat me better you cheater." He absent mindedly said but, after his words sink into his brain he just turned bright red and I just laugh at him.

"Hey who's the new guy?" Pablo the owner asked me. "He, gonna help us out today? It's pretty slow at the moment kid I can't take in some more." He added. "No, he's my friend from the hills. I told him that we have sick food here so he went down to give it a try." I told him and Pablo was shookt. "You mean one of the gods came down here to eat crappy food?" Pablo revised my statement into a question. I just laughed and Keith look so confused. "He meant rich people doesn't go to this place." I explained and he mouthed an O. "Pablo don't say such words, we have good flavors you know." I told Pablo and he turned to Keithan. "So what are you having?" He asked Keith, and Keith just shrugged. "I got him he will eat the best today. He looks like he's fit but, he can eat a lot."

Every food that I put on Keith's table he's devouring like he'd never eaten before. I just munch and munch as Pablo and I just watch him eat endlessly. "This is amazing! I get now why you cook so good Kyle, you learned from a master!" He blurted out and Pablo chuckled a bit. "I should hire him, you, Kyle and Beumónt can make wonders in my kitchen!" He blurted out. "Well my boy this old man just can't leave this diner, my late wife will scold me if I abandon our baby." Pablo said and I saw tears forming in his eyes. "Well, if that's the case, I can invest in this place. We can revive the vibe with the help of my team we can make this place full again but, we shouldn't change the menu this food is heavenly, what we can do is just change the presentation a little bit but, the taste and flavors stay the same. So what do you say?" Keith offered. "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Keithan is also a multimillionaire who owns companies here and there, he can help you Pablo." I told Pablo. "Well that's amazing that you want to help but, I need to think about this." He take a sit he's shookt. "Wow a sixteen year old is this successful already." He sighed. "I was raised by businessmen." Keith explained, he get up from his seat and handed Pablo one of his business cards. "My offer doesn't expire like others, just give me a call when you're ready. Don't worry this is not fully out of kindness I only invest with potential businesses. You got a promising business here." Keith, encouraged Pablo.

After Keith eat and paid like a lot more than the cost of what he had because he insisted that it should cost more due to he believes that it's one of the best meal of his life. Things go pretty slow but, with Keith's payment we already have our average sale for two days. Keith and I just hang out and there's just a few customer's here and there. There's also one instance where Keith insisted that he'll wait the tables for the two teenage girls that are from our class. Pablo let him and I just watch Keith work, he acted like a fine dining waiter with the menus being held elegantly he handed those over to the two giggling ladies. Man he's a girl magnet, he have a small talk with the girls and flirted with them too. After that he offered what he said the best meal to have and he sell them the most expensive things on the menu. One of the girls said that there's a lot of calories with that meal, Keith just smiled at her and said may I quote, "You know what? Guys like girls that they can hug properly." And he winked at them, the girls giggled some more and ordered his recommendations. After they eat, Keith smiled at then and wave them good bye, the girls just giggled as they leave the diner. "Wow someone enjoyed it." I said annoyed cause he's being so flirty with those girls. "Are you jealous?" He asked me, I just ignored him. "I was just being nice to them so we can have more sales and more customers." He explained further. "I'm sorry, if you don't want me to do it I won't next time." He said, then two elderly ladies go on and have a seat. "Want me to forgive you?" He still hugs me and nodded. "Go flirt with the two elderly ladies and make more sales." I told him, he smiled cheerfully and salute at me. "Aye, aye captain!" And he moved to be at services with the two elderly women.

The day ended and we made a lot more with Keith here. "Wow, mijo forget the investment, just wait tables here and I'll make a fortune." Pablo joked and both Keith and I laughed. "Honestly, I was really happy working here. Maybe I can Kyle every weekend to hang out and help." Keith said, Pablo handed my brown envelope and so he does to Keith. "You've got plenty of tips today so here's for your hard work." Pablo told him. "I can't accept this, I just waited two tables you know." Pablo shook his head and insisted to pay Keith. "It might be just two tables but you really helped a lot today you even cleaned the tables. You know son, you being a rich person I am impressed, you've got a lot in you." Pablo said, I can see Keith kinda tear up and he hugged Pablo. "Thanks, wow earning money with hard work is so rewarding and refreshing." He looked at his envelopes with the biggest smile. "So what are you going to do with your hard earned money?" I asked him. "I dunno maybe I will frame it and make it my trophy." Pablo and I both laugh at him and he blushed. "Why won't you keep it and make more?" I told him. "Yeah, I can find a job like this and earn more." He said. "With your sales skills boy I can hire you here, Kyle's a big help but, I think we need a marketing expert." Pablo told him. After our small talk we closed the diner and wave Pablo goodbye.

Keith will be back with me tomorrow because, we are now co-workers. We walked to the bus station and I can see Keith's smile stayed with him for the whole walk. We waited for he bus for a few minutes but, that's when a Mercedes stop in front of us. The window rolled down and a very beautiful girl look out way. "Keithaniel, so this is what you've been doing, does uncle and auntie know?" She said. "Ah Elise my favorite cousin, what brought you here to L.A.?" Keith ask her. "Auntie is worried about you so she asked me to check on you, you idiot. Hop in, I'm tired and hungry tell Baeumónt that he needs to cook for me." Keith stood up and open the door, he features me to get in so I did, he followed me right after. "Who's, he? He's a cutie." She said and I lowered my head. "He's my friend that's living with me, he cooks way better than Beumónt, he's actually teaching him techniques you know." Keith bragged. "If that's the case Keith please ask him to cook for me as payment for giving you idiot a ride. Oh hun you're not an idiot just Keith, you're fine cutie." Keith frowned and I found myself laugh a little. "So you found it funny huh?" Keith said with a smirk and before I know it he's tickling me to death. So the drive goes on with Elise scolding us to settle down, I dunno why but I feel good around them even with Elise. I only met her today but, it feels like she's the sister that I never had.

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