The Ramen Girl

Thank you so much !

You're welcome.

Thank you.

Hi Ethan.

Hey you.

I'm sorry I'm late again,

I turn to the wrong station.

No worries.

Abby, this is Mio,

Jin, Asami.

Nice meeting you.

Wanna get a drink?

Hell yeah.

Bye bye.

I'll be right back.

Business.

- Hi, I'm Abby!

- Hi, it's Charlie.

So you guys know Ethan?

Who doesn't, sugar ?

I'm Gretchen.

You sound like you're from the South?

No, I just like to talk this way.

So Abby, fresh from the plane, I hear.

Two weeks, actually.

So wild.

I never thought I'd end up in Tokyo

But Ethan work is here

And I just can't stand long distance

relationship, you know.

Abby, need work?

No, thanks.

I'm all set.

I got this job as a copy editor

At a Japanese law firm.

How prestigious.

Please, it's a joke.

They barely gave me anything to do.

So, what do you guys do?

I drink, and Gretchen's geisha.

I'm not a geisha.

I'm a goddess.

She's a hooker.

I'm a hostess, okay?

What's that?

I am paid to look good good and to

entertain businessmen.

Here you go.

Cheers.

Welcome to Japan.

Thanks.

Are you glad I'm here?

So, what's going on?

I got a new client.

I gotta move to Osaka.

They need their website up and running.

How 'bout I come with you?

Don't you have to work?

I hate my stupid job.

You work and i'll be the tourist.

Come on, we could just play all weekend long.

This is going to be non-stop 24/7.

I'm not gonna have anytime to hang out, at all.

When are you coming back?

Not sure.

You know, it could be a while.

As in..

A week .. a while ?

Ethan?

You know I said last night I'm glad you came.

Yea.

Well, I really wanted to say yes,

but I couldn't ..

.. and that's messed up.

You know, it just really intense with Tokyo

and you gotta admit it happened really fast.

What do you mean ?

We talked about this.

No, We didn't talk about this.

You only said you're coming.

You said you wanted me to come.

- No, I never said that, Abby.

- Yes.

No, I know I never said that.

Yes, you did.

Abby, you're just feeling it.

So now, I'm gonna need to do what I need to do.

I gotta go.

So, you're not coming back, then?

I never said that.

This is crazy.

Abby, I'm sorry.

I know this stinks.

But I have to do what I have to do.

I'm a traveler.

I'm proud in fact that I can pack my life

in two suitcases.

Cheer up.

I might be back.

Get off, Ethan.

You jerk.

See, I thought of all people in the world..

.. you'd understand.

Please, wait.

It's Ethan.

Leave a message.

Hi, it's me.

Look , I'm really sorry about everything.

I know that this is all my fault.

You were right.

I put a lot of pressure about me

coming here.

So, I just wanna tell you I'm sorry

And I would love to talk about this.

So, call me, okay ?

I'll be up.

Well, I hope everything's going good.

Thanks. Bye.

Excuse me.

Is anybody here?

Hi.

I don't understand.

Are you open ?

I don't know what I'm doing with my life.

I'm a complete mess.

My cousin, Heather, just got her PhD.

Here I am

Four years out of college

Phi Beta Kappa

And that nothing

to show for it, not one single thing.

And I thought I was so brave coming to Tokyo

.. but

Ethan

.. just left me.

I'm ..

I'm so alone.

What ?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Eat.

It's delicious.

Thanks.

Thank you.

How much ?

Are you sure ?

Thank you.

Thank you.

No, I'm fine, thanks.

I live across the street.

Right down.

Thank you.

Do you know how to cook Ramen ?

Me?

Of course not.

It much too difficult.

You have to training to do it.

I have your umbrella.

And I have less than 24hours now

And I relly don't wanna go home.

Please, please call me back, okay ?

I'll talk to you soon.

Bye.

Can I help you?

You need a rest.

Your foot.

Here you go.

No, I don't wanna go.

I wanna stay here.

I wanna stay here.

No.

I wanna cook ramen.

I wanna cook ramen.

No, you teach.

Teacher.

Please, let me.

I wanna help. I wanna help.

Be my teacher.

Teach me.

I wanna make people happy,

the way you do.

I wanna make people laugh like you do.

Ethan's coming back.

If I leave

-Tomorrow 5:
00 a.m.

- Yes.

It's 1:
00am.

Quin diablos es esa chica?

Hi.

Good morning.

It's 5:
00 a.m.

You told me to come by at 5:00.

So, what would you like me to do first ?

Where should I start?

What ?

I'm sorry, what did you just say ?

What ?

Oh, sorry.

Finish.

I mean, I figured you want me to

clean all the stuff, so

I did.

I hope that's okay.

I mean, I didn't put them away,

I didn't know where they went.

So

Do you want me to chop?

No

I washed those already.

I washed those already.

It's washed.

I'm so sorry,

I didn't see that.

I scrubbed, and I scrubebd it.

Let me do it.

Please.

I want to work, please.

It's okay.

I'll do it.

I'll do it.

Okay, can you just stop yelling at me?

I'm, uh, flushing your toilet.

I thought you want me to clean your toilet.

No?

What?

No.

Over there ?

What's over there?

Jerk.

Sorry.

Good night.

Good night.

Gosh, what a hard day.

What?

What?

You want to clean those now?

Of course you do.

I'm still here,

doing all the work.

Would you please call me?

Bye.

You are just drunk.

You're supposed to be teaching me.

That was our dal, remember?

Ramen.

Ramen.

Me. You teach me to cook ramen.

Screw this.

This is ridiculous.

Nobody, nobody without any self rspect

would put up with you.

You fascist.

I'm outta here.

What?

I'm sorry, how can I possibly forget that?

Clean.

Clean the floors

Clean the pots

Clean the toilet, clean.

I don't understand what the hell you're saying.

And I'm sick of trying.

Goodbye.

Clean.

My dad told me I never stick to anything.

He's right.

I never manage to hold a job more

than four months.

I came here because I want to

be with my boyfriend

and since he left

I'm just hanging around waiting for him to come back.

I will clean for you.

I'll clean the windows

the pots, whatever.

I don't know why I wanted to stay

and the only thinkk that, uh,

I could think of..

the only reason

was

What ?

You need it?

Right.

The floors.

Am I fired ?

Ethan is such a jerk.

Who could have told you that?

But he didn't.

I must have left a hundred messages

But I don't think he even listen

to one of those.

What happened to you?

I walked into a door.

So, what now?

You going home to America, the Beautiful?

Amrica, bland and boring.

I rather die than go back there.

No, I'm staying.

Has that job at the law firm got any better?

No, I'm not doing that anymore.

So, what are you doing?

I'm training.

To become a

a ramen chef.

Isn't that, that noodle stuff?

Yes, ramen.

I have no ida.

Who cars.

Look at him, he's so gorgeous.

You are really studying ramen?

I'm trying to, yeah.

That's awesome.

Dime, where did you learn to speak English?

I lived in Los Angeles for one year

when I was a college student.

So what do you do now?

Our job is very exciting.

In America

I think you call it 'pushing papers'.

These are my colleagues, Akira

I am Akira.

And Kuma.

Call me Kuma.

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