Chapter 42- Special Muffin

     "No, Ethan. I'm not saying it again." I say, annoyed at my mindless boyfriend.

    He pouts at me, looking at the game stop store we drove by.

   "I just don't see why you can't take one for the team." He says and I roll my eyes.

   "If you want the discounts so bad, you work there, but I refuse. I'm not working in GameStop, I don't play video games and I don't want to talk about games all day."  I say and Ethan continues pouting.

    " Fine, what about there." He says pointing to a small shop. I squint my eyes at it.

    I've never seen it before, but something about it is drawing me towards it.

   "Yeah, stop here." I say and Ethan frowns at me.

   "Wait, what? I was kidding! Oh so you want to work at some weird, unknown coffee shop and not GameStop?" He says and I just give him the look.

   You know the look, the "Say one more stupid thing and I'll kill you" look.

    He quickly shuts up and pulls over.

I take off my seat belt and hop out of the car. Ethan follows behind my fast pace.

    I push the door open and hear the bell above me ding. I can smell the coffee and instantly feel warm, and safe. I smile at the feeling.

    Just observing you can tell it's owned by someone who cares about comfort. The cashier gets a glimpse of us and bares a warm smile.

   She waves us over and I walk towards her.

    "Hello, welcome to Jane's Coffee and  Goods, I see you're new faces. What can I get for you? On the house!" The nice lady says to us. I smile, unbelievingly at her.

   "Really? Thank you so much! I'll just have a regular coffee." I say and Ethan said the same.

The woman frowns at us.

   "Are y'all allergic to anything?" She asks and we shake our heads.

    "Okay, I'll get your coffees, and my favorite muffins, you'll love it." She says with a smile.

   We smile back and take a seat.

   She walks away and we look at each other.

    "Please, work here." Ethan says and I smile.

   "Right? Unbelievable!" I say and we chuckle, 5 minutes later the woman comes back with our coffee and muffins.
  
  It's hard to explain how good the muffin smelled. All I knew was I was definitely about to order more after one bite.

   I was in love with this place already.

   After Ethan and I finish our lovely snacks, I return to the counter where the woman was finishing another customers order with the same amount of kindness she gave us.

    She handed the woman her coffee and looked up at us with a smile.

   "Did you like it?" She asks and I smile from ear to ear.

   "I loved it. It was amazing, I can see why it's your favorite." I say and her smile, if even possible, grew wider.

    "Oh thank you! It's my families recipe." She says and my eyes widen.

   "Are you Jane?" I ask and she nods.

   "Yes indeed!" She says and I was shocked, considering she was fairly young to own such an amazing business.

    "Wow, that's amazing. You are so young, and admirable." I say and she blushes.

   "Oh my, thank you! You two are so nice. I really hope to see your faces around!" She says.

  "Actually, I was wondering if you have any job openings? I mean, the energy in here is amazing. I couldn't think of a better work environment." I say and her eyes light up.

   "Sweetie you're like an answer to my prayers! We are so short staffed and I've really just been looking for people with ambition and kind eyes and here you are! I'll tell you what, come back tomorrow morning, we'll talk for a bit and if all goes well, I'll start training you right away." She says and nod.

   "That works perfectly for me." I say.

   "Okay, see you then! You both have a  beautiful day, would you like a refill before you go?" She asks and we say yes of course, that was the best coffee I ever tasted.

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It was the next day and I got up early so I could make it to the coffee shop. She said to be there at 9:30, but my mom wanted me to drop her off at the hospital sense I have to pass it to get to Jane's.

     My mom was waiting for me at the door and I grabbed my keys as we headed out the door.

   I dropped my mom off and made my way.

Jane greeted me at the door, she made me a coffee and muffin and we sat down to talk.

  We talked about how I never had areal job before and that didn't bother her at all.

Everything was going well, and then I got a call from my mom. I was so confused. She knew I was at an interview and it hasn't been that long, she usually stays with Sarah for hours.

   I look at my phone and back at Jane. My anxiety shot out of the roof. So many things were going through my head.

Was my mom okay?
Was something wrong with Sarah?
Did my chances with this job just go down the drain?

   " Im So sorry, I know this is so unprofessional, but I have to take this. My mom just went to see my sister in the hospital and this could be urgent." I say.

Jane's once disappointed look turned into concern.

   "Oh no, please answer!" She says and I sigh in relief. I answer and walk away from the table we sat at.

   "Mom? Is everything okay?" I ask and all I hear on the other end is her sobbing and I didn't know what to think.

   Before I could ask, her sobs turned into laughter and that confused me even more.

   "SHES AWAKE!" my mom screams in my ear and I couldn't breathe. Nothing registered in my head for about 10 seconds and then I fall to my knees.

Jane sees and freaks out.

   "Are you okay?" She asks in a panic, but I couldn't even respond. I just cry.

    "Im on my way." I say and hang the phone up. I continue crying, but I'm also smiling which is honestly freaking Jane out.

  She helps me up and I finally compose myself.

   "I am more than sorry for this Jane, but I just got the best news of my life." I say.  Jane smiles.

   "What's the news?" She asks.

  "My little sister is awake from her coma, she's been in a coma for 3 months and she's awake!" I say, crying again.

  Jane throws her hands in the air and runs behind the counter.

   I was confused for a second but after a while she came back with a box.

   She handed it to me.

   "Here, these are a dozen of my favorite muffins for you and your family. Come back whenever your family is done adjusting to your sister being back and you can start training. I am so happy for you. Send my blessings to your sister." She says and I cry a little more. She is so nice, and I got my first job and my sister back. I hug her tightly and thank her.

   I say my goodbyes and speed to the hospital. It's a miracle I haven't been pulled over.

   I get to the hospital and literally everyone is there.

  Even Gabbie, Michelle, and Travis.

   I look at my sister's eyes and the amount of relief I felt made me fall to the ground.

   Im so dramatic, I know, but you just don't know the feeling. It's like all the weight of grief and depression turned into air. I felt lightheaded, literally.

   I get up and run to her. She was still weak but she squoze me back.

   "I missed you so much." She whispers in my ear, I cry in her arms. I almost felt stingy, I wanted her all to myself and it was too many people in the room.

   "I missed you more." I say and finally let her go. She smiles at us and then her eyes linger to Travis, who was looking at her too.

   She smiled harder and then looked around.

   "I know it's been a while sense everyone's seen me, but can I have a moment alone with Travis." She asks and everyone AT THE SAME TIME. I cannot make this up said, "AWWW!"

Both Sarah and Travis blush and we clear out the room.

Gabbie, Ethan, Michelle, and I all peek through the door and see Sarah grab his hand as he sits next to her.

   We couldn't hear, but could clearly see her mouth say "I love you too" and right after, they kiss!

We all squeal and Ethan just awws .

    "Aww, my baby sister is in love!" My dad and Seth kind of frown and I giggle.

   "What? You know Travis is a great kid." I say and their faces soften.

   "Yeahh." My dad says and peeks in the room to see them looking in each other's eyes. He sighs.

   "She is 15, she's becoming a young woman." He says and smiles at her. I smile too.

   I've never been happier in my life and that scares me.

   Right when I'm my happiest, the worst shit likes to creep in, I'm just waiting.