Richard adapted excellently to work, his food was appreciated by everyone, and co-workers loved being with him. He treated everyone as his equal and seemed to develop a friendship with everyone that he was so dear caused me ongoing frustration.
At the time, I thought, how is it that he had no defects? How is it that everyone felt that he was such a great guy?
He was even delighted with me, and he tried to get closer to me and establish a friendship that I fought daily.
One day when I arrived at my desk, I was exhausted from the continuous course of work we had.
Organizing the events and then maintaining them was incredibly exhausting, and when I arrived, a cup of coffee was on my table.
But it was not a regular coffee. It was a sparkling Macchiato, and next to it, a plate with a sandwich that looked really exquisite.
I turned to look at my secretary, and she smiled and said, “Richie brought it!” He said you would arrive tired bec
We hugged again, and this time I congratulated her appropriately. The workday was typical, and when it was time to leave, I got ready to go. I was always the last to leave, but this time a song sounded inside the kitchen. With curiosity, I approached to see.I calmly opened the door, and a slow song played, Richard, sitting in a chair rocking on the two back legs of the chair as he hummed the tune. He had already done all the kitchen work, and everything was impeccable, but he was still there passing the time.I approached slowly and calmly. I said, “Nice song!”He looked at me, and with an agile movement, he dropped the chair and got up instantly to turn off the music and say, “I’m sorry, I didn’t want to disturb you!”I answered, “Do not bother! It’s actually a nice song!” As he heard those words from me, he smiled and raised the tune again.I looked at him curiously. There was really nothing
I smiled calmly at him, just as I took into account the details for the organization of his menu. He was an efficient person, and that reassured me, at that moment, tranquility was a strange luxury for me.Ronda asked anxiously, “Great, and we can eat from that menu?” She was in charge of the employees’ clothing.Richard answered calmly, “I’m sorry, Ronda, as this is a ceremony event. We who will not participate do not have the authorization to eat that food,” he then added, “But I will prepare something special for us, do not worry!”Hearing those words, Ronda smiled, and Sierra, the woman who was right next to Richard, put her hand on his shoulder and said, “You always think of everything, don’t you!?”Richard smiled at her touch, and it made me mad. Although, to be fair, everything Sierra did make me angry, and she was a really beautiful woman; in her younger years, she had been a very s
But before Ronda could answer, I got up, pretending a giant yawn, and said, “Sorry Richard, I didn’t mean to.”He saw me smiling and giving his seat to Ronda, and he said, “It was actually fun! Take it, Ronda, we’ll switch back when the plane arrives!”And with those words he left, Ronda looked at me with eyes full of malice and said, “So now we pretend to be asleep to be near him?”I widened my eyes and acted offended, but there was no way I was fooling Ronda. Sometimes I feel like she knows me much better than I know myself. The plane arrived without problems, and the official vehicles took us to the temple.We had to spend two nights in the temple organizing the event, but upon arrival, the guide of the place received us with terrible news.“Good afternoon, dear guests!” The temple representative was an older man, but his physical condition was desirable, he seemed to be full of muscles
He seemed surprised by my words and said, “Well, I want to be the best version of myself in everything, but I don’t want to be better than anyone! And I don’t think I can be better than you in many things.”I looked at him in surprise. I could not believe what he was saying, but at that moment, a short memory of his attitude came to me. In reality, he was not an arrogant man or anything like that. He was kind and calm and, most importantly, reliable.Without saying anything, he threw the bottle of water at me as he stood up and said, “Ok, please don’t run anymore. I won’t be able to follow you.”I, smiling, opened the pot of water and, looking into his eyes, I said, “I think you need a little more water.”And with those words, I thoroughly wet him. If you ask me, I have no idea why I decided to do that. At the time, it seemed like a good joke, but when I saw him wet, a fear invaded me, I thought
The monk got up instantly, and protesting said, “It is not a good idea to go down at night, and it is easy to get lost...”I looked at him apprehensively, and at that moment, I said, “Then it is more important that I do it!”I ran and changed into sports clothes, and with that intention, I prepared to go down, when I got to the path I saw Richard next to me prepared in the same way, several of Oliver’s companions were also there, and Ronda with her exhausted face was still awake prepared to go down.Seeing all of them, I was moved by his interest and said, “Boys, those who did not go up the path will not go down it, we have a general idea of what it looks like, so we will go, you go along the road, and Ronda, you will stay up here if we cannot communicate with cell phones use radios to keep us informed. Whoever finds it contacts Ronda, and she will let the rest know. Understood?”Everyone nodded immediately. The
I observed her calmly and taking her hand, and I responded, “It was a pleasure! Having a beautiful evening is the greatest of our rewards!”She bows her head kindly added, “If I am not out of order, of course, I would like to thank the Chef personally, and everything was sublime!”I stared at her, being speechless for a second, but work was the priority. Nodding without having a choice, I slowly guided her towards the kitchen where Richard was. Entering, everyone greeted the lady politely and seeing Richard, and I introduce him, “Lady Beatriz, this is our Chef Richard Atlas!”He looked at me with a direct gaze, and then when his eyes passed to the lady, his natural smile appeared, and grabbing the lady’s hand, he said, “It is a real pleasure to meet you, ma’am!”And with those words, he kissed her hand. She delightedly looked at him and said without holding back, “You are just talent and an
But Sierra, without holding back, said, “It is not true, you would not do it for any of us, the reason we are in this situation is that it is Richard, although to be honest I would do the same, they are idiots if they think their chef is better than our Richard!”I looked at Sierra about to reprimand her, but her comment was not all bad, and Ronda smiling, said, “I hate to agree with Sierra, but the truth is that she is right!”Richard mimicked it as if he were going to cry and smiling and said, “I repeat, it feels great to be loved!”Preston, who was looking at him smiling, said, “And tell me something, Richard! What will happen if they ask you to measure yourself with, Chef?”Without the slightest bit of concern, he said smiling, “That doesn’t worry me, I believe in my abilities, and if that man turns out to be better than me, then I will accept it!” His face was honest, and when he saw m
And Richard looking at her, said, “Do you know him?”But it was not necessary for Ronda to respond, Robert ignoring everyone else walking towards me and with all authority hugging me tightly. When Richard saw that, his eyes changed drastically, and a look full of anger appeared.Robert, when he separated, put both hands on my shoulders and, looking at me with desire, he said, “It's amazing that you are here!"After several seconds he looked at the others and said with disdain, "Thank you all for coming!"Preston looked at me curiously and calmly, and he said, "Robert, let me introduce you to our new Chef Mr. Richard Atlas!"Robert finally looked at him and, with his smirk, reached out a hand and said, "The star of the tour!" Richard reached out his hand, and in the second where he was about to take it, Robert removed it and said, coming over and putting his arm around his neck, "I heard you were acclaimed at all the other events,