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Chapter 15 – Kitchen Duty
Dorin woke up early the next day. He took a quick bath and hurried to the kitchen, leaving Sebastian snoozing on the top bunk.
The kitchen was still under renovation, so he made his way outside to the canteen. It was still closed. He sighed, stifled a yawn, and waited for the cook to arrive with the key. He was getting hungry. Good thing he brought some snacks. He was humming while he ate, squatting on the ground, when a pair of rugged sneakers stopped in front of him.
"What are you doing there?" asked a frowning guy in a frayed shirt and faded jeans. "The canteen won't open till 7 am."
"Oh, I'm here for kitchen duty," Dorin said with a smile. "Do you have the keys?" he asked.
"Only the head cook has the keys," the guy said, squatting on the ground away from Dorin. He had close-cropped reddish dark brown hair, a dark complexion, and sunburnt arms. "You aiming for scholarship too?" he asked, eyeing Dorin's new clothes.
"Scholarship?"
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