This Time, It's Forever

Today is another usual day for Lyla. Her day starts at 4 a.m because she insist on baking their own bread. Plus, baking bread is like a therapy for her. Having fun with flour and yeast and especially the dough. Although she's good in cooking but she prefers baking bread. She only cook if there's a request from her long time customer. Her small restaurant is not like any other restaurant in K city. Only a truly local people would know of her restaurant existence as she is too reluctant to spend money on marketing her restaurant. Her first customer is the elderly couple that sold her this piece of land along with the small house, her neighbors and her best friends, Alexander and Brittany . From that day onward, they're the one who have been spreading information about her restaurant and its location. From her best friends point of view, she was just too lazy to entertain a lot of people. It has been almost 8 years since she open this restaurant. She was just 18 years old back then. New in town but was very lucky when she met an elderly couple whose willing to sell the small house along with the land that goes with it. They just thought it would be nice if someone younger to look after that house as none of their kids wants to inherit this place. The elderly couple by the name of Mr and Mrs Smith only request is to not let it turn into another place for big buildings as it would be ashamed to lose the greenery that are like treasure in K city. Lyla of course agreed with it since she also fall in love with the land and the small house. It's simple and no one would really know about this place. The only barren spot that are covered with green grass makes her wanted to open a small restaurant just so she could let others to appreciate the tiny treasure that are left from the greedy hand. It almost feel like she's the protector of the land and would definitely bite off the hand that tries to take this land away from her. This is her blood, sweat and courage that she put in. So, there's no way she's going to let some stupid businessman to take this property of hers.

*A certain businessman suddenly sneezed and cough violently during a meeting making his P.A feeling flustered.

"Lyla, someone wants you to cook your special of the day. For two." Jen, her waitress came inside the kitchen where she was busy kneading the dough. Lyla looked up and nodded.

"They want it to be delivered from your very own hand as well." Lyla could only rolled her eyes. She could guessed very easily who would dare to put such a request.

"Let me guess, those two..."

"Don't you dare say another word." Lyla words are cut off when Brittany walked into the kitchen as she pleases.

"I was just about to say two shameless friend of mine who are too lazy to cook but find themselves a way to fill their stomach because their best friend had a restaurant and they decided to make their best friend a bit richer because she's going to cook her special dish right about now." With that, she turned on the heat stove into high and let the fire dances away inside her big ridiculous wok that people always see in a Chinese cuisine. Brittany shriek when Lyla make the fire become so big that she actually had to step further away from her crazy friend.

"Lyla!!! What's wrong with you??? You could have burned me."

"No, i could have burn your eyebrow."

"That does not make any different." Lyla stopped for a while and grinned.

"Actually, it does. At least you can finally stop shaving a bit of your eyebrow and get a tattoo instead. Saves times." Brittany gaped at her ridiculous idea. Of course some would definitely done that but why the heck she need her helped to begin with? She could have done that ages ago if she didn't think about what her parents would say. Her parents would kill her and it will become the hottest topic for her entire life.

"That is not funny Lyla."

"Yeah it is." Alexander who stand by the kitchen door interrupt. He laughed at Lyla's statement while imagining the image. He would frame it inside their house.

"Alex!!! You're my husband. You're supposed to be on my side. And if that is true, you're going to face me for your entire life."

"Not unless he found himself a mistress." Lyla butted in. Alexander glowered at her. Why would she mention mistress? He sided her and she practically burned him alive. There's a certain fire hotter than the kitchen stove aiming straight at him at the moment.

"Now, darling. You know i wouldn't do that. I'll still love you no matter what." Alexander tried to pacify his little wife who's trying to swallow him whole.

"Meaning you have to do some sort of strip show if you want to capture his back. Or probably a cosplay. Or even dirtier." Lyla said gleefully. She just having so much fun teasing these annoying couple. Trying to show their couple power in front of her while she's busy cooking. Not a chance.

"..."

"... Seriously, is there something wrong with your brain? What did we do wrong to deserve all of this?" Brittany tried to free themselves from her friend abnormal thoughts. How did we end up with her again?

"Because you disturb my time with my dough."

"But we're your customer."

"I know. That's why i'm cooking right now."

"..."

"..."

Without waiting any longer, the tray that's been filled with various Chinese Cuisine. For Lyla, she found it fascinating cooking these Chinese Cuisine and which is why whenever someone requested her to cook her special, she will cook these dishes. She even planted some of the herbs or ingredients that are hard to find there back at her small house. She could plant it behind the restaurant but she doesn't want to touch any of the trees that have been acting like a shade on her restaurant. It's what keep her restaurant feels cool. After cooking for those two, she turn back kneading the dough so that it can rest for ample time before it can be cook. Just the right time for dinner.