The chef

chapter 2

The Englishman was already seated with five boxes of doughnuts in front of him, and on a table next to him, there was an empty seat with another five boxes as well. Jake went in and took his seat.
"Name's Damien," the Englishmen said.
"Jake," he said.
"Excellent! I've heard that you have a humongous appetite my boy."
"Heh... I wouldn't say humongous."
"Come on now. This isn't the appropriate time to act modest. We have a challenge to complete, and you need all the self encouragement you can get!"
"I guess you're right."
"Of course I am! Now, allow me to explain the rules. It's really simple. Whoever can finish 50 doughnuts first, wins."
The crowd was shocked. 50 doughnuts!? Although the Englishman looked very portly, it didn't look like he could consume all those doughnuts! And there was no way in hell that Jake would be able to finish all the doughnuts in front of him, but he did have to try.
The timer began and the the two men began stuffing their faces.
Jake had to take three bites before consuming the whole doughnut. He decided to take a quick peek at what Damien was up to and he was completely shocked. He was able to stick the whole doughnut into his mouth. He crushed it up into a sort of ball form and stuck it into his mouth. Damien decided to try that strategy, but it was too late. Damien already ate his last doughnut.
"And Damien is the winner," said one of the workers.
Everyone cheered, including Jake.
"Alright everyone get back to work," the boss said as he left the cafeteria. The crowd left the area.
"Good job, buddy," Gordon said to Damien.
The Englishman stood up and went towards Jake. "I knew you didn't have it in you. Nobody can out eat me!" Damien grabbed a leftover doughnut from Jake's box and went out. Looks like there was a new eater in the office. All the guys respected him for chugging down beers, and eating a monstrous amount of food. He was able to do all of this after he married Mya a couple of months ago. Her cooking grew his appetite, and it also grew his belly a bit. Before his marriage he was about 180 pounds, but today, he grew to 215 pounds.

"So, you lost to a doughnut eating competition, and it was against a new guy?" Mya asked Jake.
"Yea," he replied. "The dude ate so much. It was crazy."
Mya stood up, "How do you feel?"
"Not so great. They used to treat me like a god. They always wanted to see me devour a pie, or chug down a beer or two. It was really fun, but now the Englishman is getting all the good stuff, and I get nothing..." Jake looked a bit depressed. "Now, I have to work."
"Well, honey, it's a job."
"I know, but... it's just not the same as it was beforethe new guy came."
There was a moment of silence. Mya could see Jake's depression. He looked really upset. It really affected him.
Jake felt as if the dark side has consumed all the happiness that was left inside of him. He didn't know why he was acting all depressed. He didn't lose any friends he had there. He didn't know what was wrong.
"I know why you're acting really upset." Mya concluded.
"Please, tell me," Jake said sarcastically.
"You feel depressed because your mates aren't giving you the extra food treatment they used to be giving you."
Jake was shocked. Was that really why he was acting so depressed? "That makes sense, I guess."
Mya smiled, "Of course it made sense. If you won't get that same treatment at work, you'll have it here at home!"
"How? I work everyday."
She smiled again. "Maybe it's time you quit work and find a new job that you'll like a lot better."
"Wait, what? You want me to find a new job? Where would I even begin?" Jake said.
"Jake, I run a food testing company. There are restaurants all over town, and some even out of state, that want my employees to come eat their food and write a good review about it. And remember I told you I fired one of my employees.I paid her the most out of all my employees."
"Why?"
"Beca use she had to taste test food out of state, and sometimes out of this country. She did a fantastic job at it as well."
"So what do I do?"
"Simple. You just wait at home until I give you an assignment."
"That simple?"
"Yes."
"Ok! I'm doing it!"
"Yes! Thanks honey! I'm going to make you a super big dinner for you right now. As long as I keep an eye on you, there is no way in hell you'll be left alone without food in your hand."
Mya went off to the kitchen to prepare the food. Jake felt excited. He had food 24/7! That's amazing!