Sometimes it takes me a while to register that which is spoken to me.
The latest instance transpired this afternoon at my place of occupation: [Tuesday, circa 1:00 PM; Location = A neighborhood cafè.] (Squeak! Squeak! Kerplash! Charlie is washing the dishes as if he were a parent and they his children's mouths who recently brought forth a marathon of particularly salty words). (Boss Chef walks away from his delectable creations in progress and utters the following as he passes by Charlie... Chef Boss: "You're the best!" (Charlie fumbles out a response in his bashfulness as he etches a small yet luminous smile upon himself). Charlie: "Thank you." (Charlie notices that Chef Boss stroll is continuing towards the basil. Charlie's mind corrects what his ears received. Too late, he realizes that Chef Boss really said...) Chef Boss: "I need basil." ⭐⭐⭐ [This reminds Charlie of another time about two weeks ago.] [Location: Same place. Chef Boss is in the kitchen and Charlie is in the dining room with a customer.] Customer: Does Chef Boss still have his dog? (Unfortunately, Charlie heard "Da, la, ne, la?") Charlie: "I'm sorry. What did you say?" Customer: "DA...LA...NE....LA?" (Charlie waits, hoping that his brain will decipher what it has garbled. Thankfully, a coherent sentence forms. He's still not fully certain what Customer asked, and he has to fill in a couple gaps, yet he doesn't want to embarrass himself by asking the person to repeat themself again. The phrase Charlie is pretty sure Customer asked is: "Is it [my food] still on its way?" Charlie: "Yes! We just had to find the cheese. Don't worry, Chef Boss found it! It's on the way." (As Fate would have it, Charlie's brain rendered the Customer's inquiry to completion a second or two after he finished speaking. Charlie's effort to save face is to be silent and act like his response to the question was absolutely normal.) - Written by C.A. Nicholas - Photo by Pexels Author's Note: My boss does compliment my work frequently.
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