Chapter 13: They’re Kids
All the money I earned this time was for one thing: to eat my fill of top-grade beef.
I decided that the best way to grill as much premium beef as I could wasn’t at some fancy restaurant, but outdoors.
I’d been saving diligently despite spending on food every day, so I cleaned out the meat section at the supermarket.
Top-grade beef cost three times more than regular meat. But I had money.
To that, I added a gas burner, tongs, disposable plates, an iron griddle, salt, and instant rice.
“I-I’ll help you ring this up...”
What I bought came out to about twenty servings. I wiped out most of the money I’d worked so hard to save, and walked out of the store happy.
Both arms loaded with meat and rice, I made my way to a nearby park and started setting up to grill.
I hadn’t even started cooking, but just seeing the raw meat had my mouth watering.
That glistening white fat... the marbling, as they called it. It was like I could see the flavor. It felt like I was tasting it with my eyes. Truly... heavenly.
“Gulp...”
Tat-tat-tat, I lit the portable gas burner and waited until the iron griddle was hot enough before placing the meat on it.