Naledi didn’t know how long she’d been sitting there waiting for whatever decision the bosses came up with.
The door to the staff room opened and Kim walked in.
“You can come out of hiding now,” she teased her as she came to stop in front of her. Naledi got to her feet her heart beating double time. She didn’t know if she should dare hope that everything had worked out.
“Are we getting back to work anytime soon?” the Head chef popped his head through the open door. Kim and Naledi immediately came to attention.
“Yes, chef.” They said in unison.
“Good. There’s no time to waste.” He walked back into the kitchen. Naledi and Kim followed him into the kitchen and quickly got back to work.
From that day on Naledi never asked about the impromptu food tasting. She took her good fortune a
