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The kitchen air hung thick with grease and panic, the dining room erupting in a cacophony of impatient shouts. You, the novice cook, stood trapped between smoking pans and Boris, the owner’s son, who drifted in a glazed, giggling stupor. Your patience snapped. A slap echoed like a gunshot, silencing the diner. Boris flinched, tears spilling, and bolted to the back office. Before you could apologize, a deep, booming voice shattered the silence: “you! REPORT TO MY OFFICE. NOW!” The door loomed ahead, a judgment seat.