#Chapter 61: The Apprentice
It’s Friday afternoon before the dinner rush, both the best—and worst—time to get this over with. The
idea, planted in my head by Ethan, has been rolling around in my head for two days. Finally, I decide to
set it into motion.
I lean against the door frame of my office, taking a deep breath before calling out, “Karl, John, could
you both come in here for a moment?”
I don’t miss the sidelong glances exchanged between the two men as they cross the threshold. It’s as if
the air thickens, charged with an electricity that neither wants to acknowledge but can’t ignore.
“Please have a seat,” I instruct, nodding toward the two chairs across from my desk.
Karl takes a seat, folding his arms over his chest as if steeling himself for battle. John follows suit but
not before shooting Karl a disdainful look, one that he returns with equal measure. The atmosphere is
so tense I could snap it with a knife.
I lean forward, resting my elbows on the desk, my eyes shifting from one to the other. “Listen, both of
you have been valuable members of this team. But we’ve got a problem—a serious one. Karl, you can
be as stubborn as a mule, and John, you have a knack for being, well, grating.”
The looks on their faces tell me they both want to protest, but I hold up a hand to stop them.
“And so I’ve made a decision,” I continue, locking eyes with each of them in turn. “Starting today, Karl,
you will be working under John to learn the ropes as a line cook.”
For a moment, stunned silence fills the room. And then, as if a fuse has been lit, both men spring to
their feet.
“No way, Abby,” Karl growls, his jaw set and his eyes narrowed. “No way in hell am I working under
him.”
“You can’t be serious, Abby!” John chimes in, red-faced and incredulous. “I’d rather be fired than work
with this jackas s!”
man bristling like a cornered animal, inches
It’s a volatile stand-off, a
I snap, my voice laced with a finality that
they both comply, although the atmosphere is still buzzing with palpable animosity.
the moment to make my stance abundantly
of you would rather walk out that
an outstretched arm. “But understand
of you can’t adapt, then you’re
team.”
grinding in
it—the unspoken understanding, the awareness that there’s something more
stake here for him.
For us.
worked with me for years. I’ve seen him passionately involved
in the team. Quitting now would be admitting defeat,
core.
move to leave. I feel a slight twinge
take a deep breath.
today, Karl, you’ll be apprenticing under John,” I say, setting my words in
to put your differences aside for the good of this restaurant. And let me be perfectly
you’ll both
ultimatum sinking in. It’s a bitter pill to
comes with the territory of
John finally mutters,
nods, his eyes never leaving mine, sending
of relief that feels
dismissed. Get back to
Karl and John exit my office, I sink back into my chair with a sigh. My mind churns with
is made. Only time will tell
growth. Or maybe a little bit
chair, needing to distance myself from the tense atmosphere still clinging
the storeroom, I find Chloe knee-deep in bottles and cans,
as she
she says, glancing
of a
looks up, her eyes meeting mine. “You look like you’ve
okay?”
I finally spill. “It’s fine. I just had to sit
tension, and well, I’ve decided to make Karl apprentice under John as a
force them to
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