Exactly when the countdown hits zero, everyone became busy. They are so busy that I can’t find the right time just to talk each one of them. Everybody was tensed up, like it seems that they feel uneasy with the guests.

That must be the first time I see my crew this all tensed up.

I tried to help Mea-san, the one who waits in a table near the kitchen, but I was surprised that the guests were quite weird. By means of weird, they are weird in a good way.

You see, my crew is used to getting shouted by customers and a lot, for there are many rude customers, especially the VVIPs, but these VVIPs were so kind than we anticipated.

It felt weird for me too, and awkward, for when I stepped out of the kitchen; it feels like everyone stared at me.

I walked slowly, retreating back to the kitchen room without anyone noticing, but was stopped by an unknown fellow.

My eyes were blinded as if someone blocked my sight with their hands. I get it; these hands belong to a girl. With the soft feeling of the hands, and it is warm too, I knew it was Mary fooling around again.

“Geez! Stop it already, onee-chan!” I yelled at my onee-chan without hesitating on how the guests would react.

My eyes were finally free from the blinding, but I was shocked when I see the hands, they weren’t the hands of Mary.

“Pfft! I know I look like an old hag, but I am younger than you by a year you know, Gin!”

Gin? I don’t know what or who is she talking about. She might mistake me from someone, I guess.

I looked behind me, and a beautiful girl with blond hair appeared right in front of me. Her lips were crimson red, just like a blood, and her skin’s white as a paper.

“Uhmm… I think you’ve mistaken me from someone else, miss?”

Her face became red, you can notice it quickly. It might be because she made a mistake and don’t know how to apologize properly.

“No, I am sure of it! You are Gin, we worked together, remember? Te –“

She can’t finished her sentence that time because one little guy, I think her little brother because their hair is the same and they look alike, shut her mouth and dragged her towards their table.

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The both of them argued with each other for a minute, and their argument were inaudible for me.

Not that I care for what they are talking about, I am just curious for what is she talking about.

Moments later, the little guy returned to me. Her onee-chan looks a bit disappointed, and a bit sad.

“Sorry for the trouble, Mister?”

I was spaced out for a moment until I realized that he was waiting for me to tell my name to him.

“Ah! I am called Ishimaru Makoto.”

I reached for my hand just to show a sign of formality.

“Sorry for the trouble Mr. Ishimaru. My onee-chan is not feeling well so she thought that you are her doctor. I promise it won’t happen again.”

He bowed his head before me. He won’t budge till I asked him to raise his head.

“No, it doesn’t matter. You can lift your head.”

He looked up, and his face was saddened for a moment.

He smiles, as if I did not see him in his sad face.

“By the way, the name’s Cloud. My sis’s name is Cleo. Nice to meet you, Mr. Ishimaru.”

He smiles again, and wave off his goodbye.

He returned to their seats, and their party is supposed to start now.

I wander around the whole place. The setting is not new to me yet, it feels somewhat new. Probably because of the way they wished to design the whole area.

From what I’ve experienced before, VVIPs requests the most a fine dining, much less a French inspired theme, or Elizabethan theme, other themes that suits their palette.

I am very glad that these VVIPs act normal enough for normal people.

Somehow, I recalled on how Cleo called me before.

Gin.

Gin means Silver in Japanese, right?

Gin.

Silver.

Gin.

Sil –

That is right! I saw something, er, no, someone, somebody from before we start the event.

A girl with a silver hair.

That makes me thinking, I haven’t seen her around from sometime. I wonder where she could be from here on.

I wander around the whole establishment, hoping I would see where she is. I tried to get back on asking Cloud or Cleo for the whereabouts of a girl with a silver hair, but each time I approach them, they seem to be avoiding my presence.

It is hard for my part, seeking for the unknown.

Well, my memories hit me as I remember that there are still holes from my memories.

Now, I give up, for real.

I’ve decided to give up and try to get a fresh air in the balcony.

I opened the door, and a sweet scent of fresh air greeted me.

Other than the fresh air, outside the balcony, it was noisy because of the honking of the cars outside. There are commotions between the cars below me.

Putting aside the negativity – the noisy honking; the view was full of scenery. A city in the eve, full of flashing lights caused by the Christmas lights.

The stars, they shine so bright in the middle of the night.

“Aren’t they beautiful? The stars?”

A voice of a girl whispers into my ears.

The voice itself was so soft and sweet. I wonder if it is my big sis this time, but I have to be careful now not to make the same mistakes.

“Yeah, they are.”

I uttered that moment. At that moment, I don’t care who might that be, I was just caught by the stars.

“So, how long will you keep looking for me all over the place?”

Crap. I think this must be the girl with the silver hair! My body was trembling in a short moment. I try to look at her, just to confirm if it really was her or not. I thought I was wrong in that moment. I thought.