Seventeen

"You really look unwell, Amanda." Gabriella said as she put down a bowl of Kartoffelsuppe. The popular soup comes from Germany. This soup has potatoes as the main ingredient, and is then topped with onions, celery butter, and milk. I took a sip of the gravy, and then nodded at Gabriella because it was so delicious.

"I'm exhausted." I answered.

"You worked really hard." Gabriella sat next to me, and took a sip of her mineral water.

"Of course. I'll disappoint my boss if I don't work hard." I retorted while taking a large mouthful of it.

Gabriella frowned, her expression as if trying to remember who my boss was. Enlightenment came to her face a few seconds later, she nodded her head. "Ah, the man with the same name as me." She chuckled to himself. "I'm sure he also told you not to work that hard. He seems like a nice guy."

"He is."

"But you always sacrifice yourself to please others, don't you?"

The satire made me snort loudly. I chose to ignore it and put the soup back in my mout