Intermission—Blissful Date

Two minutes elapsed and the barista finally brought in her order. He carefully set down a steaming coffee cup and a brown paper bag. 

Mae narrowed her brown eyes on his trembling hands. 

"That'll be 25.50 Nova, please. Will that be cash or card?"

He asked, however, Mae was too busy scrutinizing the coffee and donuts to respond immediately. She titled the cup and gave it a suspicious sniff before setting it aside. Then she peeked into the bag of donuts. 

Even though she partially watched him prepare her order, she couldn't shake off the nagging thought that these might be laced with something. 

'Could these be poisoned? Drugged? Both?'

It was reasonable to assume that, they were the invaders here after all. Lacing an enemy's food with poison wouldn't be out of the question. 

Noticing her strange behavior, the barista hesitated before asking. 

"Uh, is…is something wrong, miss?"