C1 : Her latte
THE DAY STARTED OFF with a cold morning,
I could say that the temperature for today was between 7-9 °C since it was almost winter. I just woke up from my sleep and when I glanced at the watch on my wall, it said that it was 6:30 a.m.
Another hectic day for me. I took a few moment to let the blood in body to flow properly before standing up and went into the bathroom to take a shower. The white thick towel was already in the bathroom and I looked into the mirror just to see my morning face. I looked pale, weak and I felt so dizzy since I had too much of alcohol yesterday.
Yesterday's night was fun and I had to admit it. It was really cool to enjoy and let the day flew away sometimes. But the alcohol effect was affecting me. My head was hurt and my vision was kinda blurry. I shouldn't had too much of the wine yesterday.
I sighed to myself then started unbuttoning my clothes before getting into the warm shower.
After I was already dressed up in a nice black suit of mine, I stepped out of my room before Chan suddenly greeted me. "Good morning, Jungkook. How was your night? Did you sleep well? " He asked before throwing his daily smile at me.
As usual, I won't respond much. I just shrugged my shoulders then said, "I had too much of wine yesterday. It didn't make me feel good. Instead, I feel worse. " I scoffed, remembering the moment when Taehyung told me that all of my stress would go away after I had a few shots of the wine. Yes, it was true.
But only for awhile and it gave bad effects to me. My head kept hurting and aching even when I was only breathing. Chan nodded his head after listening what I just said. "You're not used to drink. But yesterday, you really turned into someone else. You went so wild and finished almost a bottle of the wine, " he told me. I had no idea why did I do that. Probably because of the tension I had from working overtime.
"Do you want anything for breakfast? " Chan, a guy who works as my driver asked me. Although he only works as my driver, I treated him like my own brother. We grew up together and he had always been there whenever I need him. He's like my family.
I sighed, "It's okay. Let's just grab some coffee for today. "
He chuckled at my statement. "You and coffee can never be apart. "
Hyerin
I was wiping the table at 7.25 a.m to get ready to open the shop. Nothing different for today. It was only a normal day where I had to repeat the same routine. It's so pity to be me but what could I do?
As I was done wiping all the seven tables in the shop, I heard a bell sound, signalling that someone just entered the shop. "Good morning, Hyerin. " The owner of the coffee shop; Mrs Park just greeted me.
I smiled assuredly at her. "You're early again, today. " She said, somehow was complimenting me. I was like her best worker.
"Thank you Mrs Park. " I thanked her for the compliment. "Anyways, how are you today? Feeling great? " I titled my head to the right to ask for her condition. She had a fever yesterday and I was worried about her health. She's getting old and weaker nowadays but I love her because she's a great employer.
Hearing my question, she smiled at me. "I'm good, Hyerin. Thanks for your concern. "
"Anyways, Jihwan called me this morning, telling that he couldn't come to work today. His mom is sick and he has to take care of her. " She added, talking about Jihwan, the barista.
I mouthed an O, "Really? It's okay then. "
"Can you do his work for today? " She was asking if I could do the coffee for the customers. I had no problem with that since I'm used to it. Even I'm not a barista, I learned a lot about coffee making technique from Jihwan. He taught me a lot.
With the knowledge given, I won't waste it. "Sure, no problem. " I stated. Then, I looked at the clock to see the time. It was almost 8 a.m and Sera wasn't here yet. She works as a waitress here. She should had arrived at this time. "Where's Sera? " I asked.
"Oh— Sera. " Mrs Park heaved a sigh. I could sense something wrong. "She told me that she's sick and can't come to work. Uh, can you help me to do her work for today? I'll give you a double pay for today, " she said. I didn't like the idea of having to do three works at the same time. But I had to help Mrs Park and it was my job.
I smiled. "Sure. "
8.15 a.m.
Our first customer of the day came in. I knew it after hearing the bell sound that signalled me someone had entered the shop. "Good morning, " it was my daily routine at work which to greet every customer that come into our shop. I was checking the money machine at the moment and didn't have the chance to look at them.
"Can we get our order please? " I heard a man voice asked.
I closed the machine, "Sure Sir. I'm coming." I told him then went to his table with a notepad in my hands. I thought that he was alone. But there was two guys were sitting on the table. The one who talked to me seemed a bit older, I could say that he was in his middle of thirties meanwhile the other one who was on his phone seemed a bit younger. I mean, he looked a lot younger. Probably in his early of twenties. The both of them looked so handsome and rich as I could smell the scent of expensive cologne. The suit that the younger man wore looked so luxury and I bet that it costs a month of my salary.
The man looked at me while the other one was still on the phone. He looked so busy that he didn't even bother about my existence. "What would you like to have, Sir? " I asked but my eyes kept glancing at the man who was on the phone. He looked so handsome and his body was well proportioned. I wonder if he was an athlete. Or maybe a coach? Perhaps.
"Give me a cup of americano. " The guy said. I wrote down his order then turned to another man and waited for him to tell me his order. "What do you want to have, Ju—" the man was trying to ask him but he just gave him a glance. The man seemed to understand what he tried to say. "Just give him a cup of hot latte. " He told me.
I nodded. "Alright, Sir. One americano and one latte, " I repeated the order one more time before going back into the kitchen to make their orders.
I served them their coffees and looked at the man who was still on his phone. Why'd he look so busy? Is he a businessman of something? I somehow got annoyed.
"Thank you. " The man who sat across him thanked me for serving them.
I turned to him and smiled. "Sure, Sir. Enjoy your coffee. " I bowed a bit before going back to my place.
I couldn't get my eyes off from the guy in the black suit. I usually don't get attracted to any guy even they have a nice look. But this guy— he gave me a weird feelings. No, it wasn't love. It was just a weird kind of attraction. I didn't how he could look that good. He would be the main attention in a big hall full of people. His beauty features, his ideal height and body proportion are perfect. Is this what people call as perfection? If perfection could be defined as human, then this man is the most suitable person for it. He looked absolutely perfect.
He was bothering my concentration on my work. I inhaled deeply then tried to look away.
15 minutes later, I saw the men walked out from the shop without asking for their bills. I furrowed my eyebrows then walked towards their table just to see $100 under the cup. I gasped. They gave too much tips just for two cups of coffee.
Oh God, I was so happy. I ran into the kitchen to meet Mrs Park so that we could split the tips.
Jungkook
Chan was driving the car and I finally ended the call with my partnership. "Where are we going now? " He asked me.
"To my office. " I answered.
"Anyway, " I looked at him. "The latte— it was delicious. " I finally got to speak about the great latte I had at the coffee shop.
Chan just smiled. "I know right? My coffee tastes good too. " He agreed with me.
"It's like the most delicious latte I've ever had. " I added, trying to remember the nice taste of the latte. The person who made it was surely amazing and incredible.
"The girl who made our drink was also cute," he added, making me to turn to him again. He rarely talked about girls. Why so sudden?
I raised an eyebrow, "The person who made our drink was a girl? Really? " I was interested to talk about it. It was so unusual to know that there's a girl barista who can make delicious coffee perfectly.
"Yes, " Chan answered. "You loved your latte? "
"I loved it so much. " I stated. "We have to go to the coffee shop again tomorrow. "
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Chap one of Coffee Shop!
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