“Welcome, Sir! May I take your order, please?” I greeted the customers. They are sitting in front of me.
“Hmm, can I have some dark coffee?” I listed it down on my notepad. I glanced at the person beside him.
“Can I have one Fresh Mint Iced Coffee?” she asked. I nodded as my answer while writing their orders.
“Noteid! Please wait for at least 5 minutes, thank you! Enjoy your time!” I smiled while saying those words.
I walked away from their table and give the notepad to the barista. Furthermore, I scanned the whole Cafe to check if there's still some customers that need to get the orders.
“Hey, double-time, I don't want to overtime, I need to review for my finals,” my coworker said. She's the same as my age and we are studying at the same school.
I didn't speak, instead, I walked to the new customer who came three minutes ago.
“Welcome! May I take your order, Sir?” I greeted. I'm still standing beside him, but he's still sitting quietly.
My heart starts to race. I don't want to feel like this, but I couldn't stop because of his actions.
“Sir?” I whispered. My eyes widen when he moves his head in my direction.
“Sorry to scare you, Miss?” He looked directly into my eyes. It's him! The boy who I've seen at the convenience store and the mini-mart.
I gulped to cleared my throat. I can look at his hazel brown eyes. My hands started to tremble.
His expression instantly changed into something. He gasped when he glanced at my eyes and he immediately looked at the ground.
“Can I hav some Japanese-Style Iced Coffee, Please?” he whispered. After a few minutes, my heart was beating to its normal rate.
“Got it! Would you like to buy some donuts from our cafe? The available donuts are strawberry glazed, chocolate glazed, and rocky-road donut, do you want to avail it?” I asked.
“Do you have some cookies n' cream donut? If you have, please I want to order it.” I nodded and smiled at him.
It seems like he recovered from embarrassment because he can manage to stare at me.
I smiled once again, “Noted, Sir! Could you please wait for at least five to ten minutes?” He nodded.
“Alright, enjoy your time! Thank you for understanding!” I exclaimed. I begin to walked away from his table and went to the counter.
“Hey, the dark coffee and the Fresh Mint Iced Coffee was already done, serve it carefully!” I smiled at the barista and gave him the next order.
I hold the tray with the drinks and walk carefully.
“Excuse me, please,” I said while holding the tray. After a few minutes, I put it down on their table.
“Thank you!” the girl was smiling while holding her Iced Coffee. I glanced at the man beside her.
He smiled at me. I nodded and decided to return to the counter.
“Here are the donuts and the Japanese-Style Iced Coffee, be careful!” I nodded and carefully holds the tray.
When I reached his table, I gently put the donuts and Iced coffee on his table.
“Hey, I noticed that you are new in the cafe, I never see you before?” His eyebrow arched.
“Huh? Yes, I'm a new waiter in here,” I whispered. “I see, it looks like you are a college student? Am I right?” he asked.
“Yes, you're right, I'm working for my allowance, please excuse me if you don't mind, I still have some work to do,” I speak softly.
“Alright, may I know your name if you don't mind?” I turned my back on him. I don't know if it's necessary or not.
“I'm Yoru, I'm looking for someone,” he murmured. I remained standing.
“I hope that you will find that person, Astrid at your service, Sir!” I replied. I started to walk away from his table.
“Astrid! Table number 8!” My heart started to pound when I heard my co-worker's voice. My eyes widen and immediately go to table number 8.
“Good afternoon! May I take your order, Ma'am?” She looked at me and it takes a little longer.
“I would like to order some butter glazed donuts, and a cup of American coffee, that's all.” I listed all the orders and went to table number 5.
A group of students is sitting while talking with each other.
“Hey! I heard that we will be having a full moon tonight, I'm going to capture that moon.” I glanced at the student who talks.
“Oh, let's order! Our time is not enough to spend this afternoon,” someone said. I smiled at them when they looked at me.
“Two boxes of pepperoni pizza and a pitcher of chocolate drink, please,” the student said. I nodded and write it down on my notepad.
I went to the counter just to give this to the barista. I scanned the whole Cafe. The lights are everywhere and the people are happy with their drinks.
I took a deep breath and letting it out slowly. It seems like I need a lot of energy for this evening.
My working time is from 4 in the afternoon until 9 in the evening.
“Two boxes of pizza and a pitcher of chocolate drink were now ready to serve!” I hold the pitcher and the boxes.
“Here are your orders! Enjoy your time!” I said while the corner of my lips is raised.
“Miss? My classmate said that he wants to know your name.” I glanced at the student while putting down the food on their table.
“If it's okay, but I'm pretty sure that my classmate will not be going to stop for asking your name and number,” she blurted.
My eyes widen, but I should serve this properly.
“Just kidding! He might look like a stalker, but he's kind, he was just thinking that you're attractive, that's why he wants to know your name.” I smiled at them.
They glanced at my name tag.
“Astrid? I assume that it's your name, nice to meet you!” the boy said while having a wide smile.
“Good luck to you!” I smiled when he said those words. I turned my back to them and face the direction of the counter.
I took a deep sigh. It's an exhausting day for me.
After hours of working. It's already 9 in the evening and the customers were already gone. It's time to close the cafe.
“Thank you for the dinner, Manager!” I said with a cheerful smile. He said that he will close this cafe and I need to go home immediately.
He nodded. I begin to walk away from the cafe.
The street lights are on, however, the moonlight is showing up on the streets. My heart was pounding.
“It's already 9 in the evening and you're walking alone in this dark street.” I felt like my heart stopped beating.
A cold voice was coming from one of the street lights. I scanned the whole place to clear my vision.
“The Japanese-Style Iced Coffee was great!” I gasped for air. I heard some footsteps.
He's walking to reach my direction.
“I'm going with you, it's dangerous,” he whispered. All of a sudden, the chills are crawling to my nape.
I shouldn't talk to him, besides I don't know him. I only know his name, but not his personality.
In a split of seconds, he was holding my wrist. I can feel his warm palm and his skin was touching my arm.
“Let's go home.”