10.0

"Yes, Luna-shi." Milo said following Bobby towards the entrance of the diner and told the people that they should come back again tomorrow.

Luna even heard the disappointed remarks of the people outside the diner before she closed her eyes in exhaustion.

Cristine, Mikael, and Bret joined her in the kitchen, crouched down to her.

"Is it always this crazy?" Cristine asked.

"No. This is a first. I'm only expecting a maximum of a hundred for the whole day until late at night." Luna said and fixed her hair. She noticed that Bret was looking around before her eyes landed on the cat.

"No wonder," Bret muttered while she eyed the orange cat.

"No wonder what, unnie?" Mikael asked, following to where Bret was eyeing .

Bret pointed to the cat on the kitchen counter. "That cat is attracting abundance into your life, Luna-yah."

Luna tilted her head to the cat, which has been eyeing them in the most sardonic look. As if none of them was ever worthy of its presence. Well, all cats might behave in such a way. Instead of replying to Bret, Luna stood up as well as the other girls from the floor and went to the cat.

"Come here, honey." Luna lifted the cat from the counter while it only complied to her. "These are my friends. Don't you dare fight them, okay?"

The cat only meowed in what the girls thought as given in a bored tone.

Luna let the cat straddle to her shoulder like a toddler before she looked over the washroom when TOP and Sean just finished washing all the dishes. She also saw how fast Milo and Bobby cleaned up the whole diner as if it was good as new. She smiled when Woonie had struggled to keep the cashier closed due to the overflowing cash in there. Reaching to one table, she place the cat in there and faced all her friends.

"Luckily, I saved beef and pork meat for all of us to share today. Let's have some before we go home."

All of them cheered for the treat. Milo and Bobby had set the portable stove to one of the tables then. Sean and Top were the ones who got out briefly to buy some wine to share to welcome Luna into opening her Diner again.

It took only a while before they rounded on the table while they grilled some meat in the middle, paired with some fresh veggies, and pickled cucumber that Luna saved.

Top opened the wine, letting it spill in celebration while directing it to Luna who only just let a squeal of delight as well as the rest of the girls when he didn't spare them.

"Congrats to you, Luna. You're one student-businesswoman." Top said while the rest of them clapped their hands.

"Thank you. Thank you." Luna grinned at them. "Please help yourself."

They all dug in the food with much gusto.

After a while, they shared chilled wine and exclaimed about its wonderful savor in the throat.

"Here you go, honey." Luna placed a newly grilled meat to Yong's own plate down the table. The cat fed unto it then. She smiled at it before she looked over at Bobby and Milo. "Hey, can you find me more people to help around here?"

"Really?" Milo asked rather excitedly while facing Bobby. "We know few boys whose looking for some part-time job."

"Oh. That's good. Bring them tomorrow. And before that, Can you buy the groceries for tomorrow?" Luna asked again.

"Sure thing, Luna-shi." Bobby said, smiling. He even had his eyes in a squint.

That day, Luna came home rather early more than she planned to. She thanked her friends for their help and assistance before they also went home at five in the afternoon. She even refused their offer to join them in having some fresh air in the river.

"What a day, right?" Woonie said while they walk at a slow pace towards their respective houses.

"Tell me about it." Luna chuckled while she looked down and gently rubbed the cat's head. It was sleeping.

Woonie looked down to it then to Luna. "I'll help you with him."

Luna looked up to him and shook her head, "No need. This one is very unfriendly. I don't want you to have claw wounds."

"Did he claw you once?" he asked.

"Never." Luna said.

"Bret said about it being a lucky cat," Woonie said. "Are you gonna keep it forever?"

"It depends on him actually and I'm not keeping him just because he's lucky. I just like cats."

"Yeah. I can see that."

Luna chuckled then before looking up when they reached at her house. They both stopped walking while Woonie pocketed his hands.

"I'm so proud of you, Lun." he said.

"Thank you for helping me out, Woonie-shi."

"Anything for you." He smiled.

"Would you like to get inside and have some hot stew?" she asked with a most innocent smile.

"Well, a stew to pay for my labor." He grinned. "Not a bad idea."

"Come in, then." Luna walked first inside the house and changed into a house sleeper before she went inside. She climbed into her room and placed the cat on her bed. She caressed its head gently before stepping out of the room.

When she got into the kitchen, Woonie was already there and had allowed himself to see the food in the fridge.

"I'll cook for you, Dee." He said.

"Oh. That's even better." She beamed. "I have pork in the other fridge."

"Pork stew then. Do you still have kimchi?"

"I have one."

"This is very good with pickles, can you prepare it for me?"

"Gladly." Luna then went to get the container out of the cooler and prepare the dish on another plate. They then became very busy in the kitchen while donning on aprons. Luna was the one who washed the rice and put it in the rice cooker.

An hour later, they already set up the table for dinner and they shared the food they had both prepared.

"People are loving your food." Woonie started.

"I guess so. Grandma's recipes are the best." She said. "But we never had that kind of presses before."

"It's a great way of welcoming you."

"Indeed."

Then their attention went to the stairs when a cat meowed. Luna stood up to get it down because it didn't plan on proceeding down while its eyes were directed to Woonie who sat down across Luna.