trange.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.
Amiddle-agedesewomafromthekit,carryingseveraltakeoutbagstotheter.Shewipedherhandsonheraproeppedbehindthedispycaselihroastsugpig,charsiu,andredsausage.Pigupaheavycleaver,shebeganchoppingonawoodenboardalreadydenteddeepfromyearsofuse,eachstrikendingwithadull,rhythmicthud.
Junatehisnoodlesslowly,takingoccasionalsipsoftheoverlysweetmilkteaandpigattheslicesofcharsiufromtimetotime.
Thereweren''''''''tmanydine-iners—probablybecausethepcelookeddated,withworn-outdedcrampedseating—buttakeoutseemedpopur.Thesamemixed-racedeliveryguycameawicebeforeJunfinallyfinishedhismeal.
Reyastillhadn''''''''teoutofthekit.Hecheckedthetime—itshouldbeabht.Gettingup,hewenttopaythebilndaskedtohavetheleftoverBBQpackedup.
Carryiakeoutbag,JunwalkedaroundtothealleybehiaurantjustasReyacameoutthebackdgingtwobigtrashbags.
"Ah,sorry...IthinkI''''''''llneedabitmoretime,"Reyasaid,lookingalittleembarrassedasJunhelpedhertossthebagsintebinalmostastalsshewas.
"Iposedtogetoffwhenyouarrived,"shesighed,brush
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