JUST A CUP OF COFFEE

CHAPTER ONE

*Rings*

*Rings*

"hmmm" the groans escaped my throat as i felt the bed vibrate.

*Rings*

"who could that be this bright and early morning" feeling very tired as i mumbled, reaching out to find the source of the vibration.

"where is it?" getting up to get a better view and have better luck at finding it.

*Rings*

hearing it ring this time around, i got a good sense of where the phone was . .reaching for it underneath the pillows, i took it and smiled after checking the caller id.

"Morning Stacy" i greeted, yawning off whatever sleep that's left in me.

"OH MY GOD!!!. . . . Tife don't tell me you're still in bed. . .by this time!!!" Stacy shouted, man is she extra loud this morning.

"can you even believe it. . .you're actually yawning" "have you even checked the time Tife?" my friend or should i say my boss at the cafe asked.

"i just woke up Stac, no i haven't checked the time yet but i'll check right now. . .hang on".

checking the time, i couldn't help but gasp "Oh my!!. . .Stacy i'm so sorry"

"i can't believe it's 9:30am already, how the heck did that happen" i said, rubbing my exhausted face. "i was sure i set an alarm last night, just as i got home".

"guess you didn't!!!"

"why are you shouting??. . . my ears work perfectly well"

"Tife, it's a sunday___you know how sundays are" "i need you here asap, your coffee ain't gonna make itself!!!" she said or shouted to be exact.

"Oh and Tife. . . i get why you kinda overslept, its cool . . . . since you couldn't make it in last night, i figured it was quite busy over there."

"you got that right" "i'll be there soon aiit__don't run your business down before i get there"i said, trying to get under her skin.

"Very funny Tif"

"eww"

"coming!!!!. . . .get your sorry ass here" she said, ending the call. not giving me the chance to complain about the nickname and give a good comeback.

"uhhh" i grunted, laying back on the bed. time to work till i drop dead again. . .getting up, i rushed to the bathroom, washed up and got ready to deal with my very tangled 4C type hair.

After what felt like world war II, i finally got to tame the wild beast. Keeping my hair in a simple high puff with my edges laid___i got out the bathroom and got dressed in a blue high-waist jean, blue sweats top. What can i say__i've got a thing for blue, i got my black hightops and since it was practically cold out i took a black coat to match with it, put on a light makeup and got on my way.

Locked my apartment and took the elevator down to the lobby

*Ding*

"Morning pretty lady" the voice which came out of nowhere caused me to jump since i was only focused on getting out the building.

Turning to face the culprit, who was none other than America's favorite player.

"James!!, you scared me" i said folding my arms, trying to look serious.

"i'm sorry sweetheart, i didn't mean to scare you. . . are you alright?" he asked, acting all concerned. That's james for you. . .he'd do anything to get into any lady's panties but he should know better than anyone that his flirts don't work on me.

"Nice try James"

"Better luck next time" i said, smiling and leaving him behind his desk, where he always is.

'and i'll be waiting here till that luck eventually works Tife!!" he shouted just as i left the building.

The bus i took wasn't exactly slow but it wasn't fast either, i literally had to speed walk down to the cafe since i was extremely late now. . .

The door's usual jingle sounded, which signals whenever a person leaves or enters the cafe, just like what i was doing . Man was the place packed. . .

"Tife!!!. ...don't just stand there,come on we need you fast!!"she said as she got to where i was, dragging me along with her, towards were my station was .

"you. . . stay here and do what you always do" she said, just as i went over my lover's side___which is the coffee machine by the way. Oh how i've missed you my love and i was only gone for a day.

"okay Tife, don't start your craze this morning. . . . you can like schedule it till like maybe when your at home, alone, you feel me."

"i feel nothing for you---you home wrecker" i said jokingly to her.

"your lucky my brain can't work up a good comeback right now" she snarled with the most confusing expression ever.

"what. . . what is that?? are you constipated or something"

"No ooo that was my vicious look"

"really??" i asked laughing hard " you're completely hopeless then if that's what you call vicious.

"whatever girl, just make sure you work your magic because. . . all these amazing customers have been requesting, your special coffee and i don't want to loose any of them so chop chop missy" she said, then made to move back to the herd of customers that we had, getting more of their orders.

before she was out of earshot, i decided to say some snarky comment at her. "Your not the owner of a chinese restaurant ya know!!!"i shouted loud enough so she'd hear me, which earned me the classic flip the bird moment from my awesome boss and that made me laugh. shaking my head, i got to preparing down the things i needed for my 'special coffee'. . .hahaha, just like stacy calls it.

I don't know what's so special about it tho. . . i'm pretty sure i make it just like how everyone does, i hope they don't alllll think i have like a secret ingredient that i add or something. it really is just coffee but its nice, how they all love what i make for them.

smiling__ i got all the things set for today's batch"well"

"i should probably get started too". . . .