The Wrong Bill
Politely fixing a mistake on your check
After her wonderful dinner, Yui looked at the carefully.
The waiter put the paper on the table and smiled.
Yui checked the numbers, and something looked wrong.
The was much bigger than she expected.
"Excuse me, I think there is a ," Yui said politely.
"Oh? What is the problem?" the waiter asked.
"Did I order a ? I only had pasta and a salad," Yui said.
The waiter looked at the and checked it again.
"Let me see. Did you have any tonight?" he asked.
"No, I didn't. I only drank water," Yui answered calmly.
"You are right. I am so sorry for the ," the waiter said.
"Someone put another table's order on your ," he explained.
"It's okay. Everyone makes mistakes," Yui said kindly.
The waiter made a new with the .
"Now it is twenty dollars, not sixty. Thank you for your ," he said.
"That's much better. Can I pay by card?" Yui asked.
"Of course. We take cards and cash," the waiter answered.
Yui paid the and felt calm and .
She was glad because she spoke up and did not stay quiet.
"Last year, I was too shy to say anything," she thought.
"But tonight, I checked the and fixed the problem," she smiled.
She left a small tip because the waiter was and kind.
Yui walked back to her hotel, but she suddenly did not feel well.