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Alak was busy preparing noodles at his street food stall in Chiang Mai when a large black car with black windows drove slowly past. 'It's the local gang's new boss,' said one of his regular customers. 'People say he has returned after twenty years in Bangkok. Very rich and very cruel, so I heard. We should all keep out of his way.'
Ten minutes later the car came
back. It stopped. From the
front seat came a young hoodlum.
He walked up to Alak and said, 'The boss wants a
bowl of noodles.'
'Yes sir. Of course sir.' Said Alak, avoiding
eye contact
with the
young man.' He served a bowl of steaming
noodles which was passed
through the rear window to the boss. Two minutes later the young
gangster handed the bowl back to Alak and said...
Adjectives
cruel:
Causing unnecessary pain.
steaming:
Very hot.
Verbs
avoid eye contact:
To not look into someone's eyes.
Nouns
a gang:
In this case meaning 'a group of criminals who do bad things together'.
a regular customer:
A customer that often uses the same shop or restaurant.
a hoodlum:
A violent criminal.