“Order in table number five was now completed!” I heard their announcement.
I walked immediately to the counter and hold the tray with the coffee in it. It's my day to continue my job.
Last time, Yuan excused me, so my manager agreed, now the manager wants me to do the rest of my job.
I sigh and put down the tray. “Here's your order, Ma'am,” I said while having a pleasant smile. She looked at me.
“Astrid? Miss Astrid, right?” she asked while her eyebrow is arching. I nodded as a sign of my response.
“I just want to invite you for being our model?” My eyes widen. Model? Really?
My heart start to pump like I was running in the large loop. My jaw drop a bit while glancing at them.
“Eh? Excuse me?” I asked while my eyebrow arched. I scratched my nape and clear my throat.
I'm about to drop the tray when I came back to my consciousness. They smiled at me.
“Yes, a model for our clothing line, would you like to accept our invitation? We saw your potential to become a great model, your height, body shape, and you are visual, it will be a great impact!” they said with a cheerful voice.
I looked at my back, I'm just wondering if the barista was looking for me because we have a lot of customers.
“Here's our email account if you've ever been interested and ready to show your wonderful visual!”
They gave me a small calling card with their emails and real name. The name of the company was also included.
“Astrid? Hurry up! We have a lot of orders!” Kaye shouted while holding the black tray filled with different mugs.
“Can you give this coffee to table number 8? Please?” I nodded as a response. She gave me a cup of coffee. She put it on my tray.
“Be careful, it's hot, you can feel it.” I shook my head and turned my back away from her.
When my vision reached table 8, I feel like everything stopped and hang for a second.
He's familiar. He was wearing a black cap with black sunglasses. I gasped and let it out slowly.
“Here's your order, sir! Enjoy your coffee!” I exclaimed. When I already put the coffee on his table, I'm about to walk away when he holds my wrist.
“Wait a minute, Astrid,” he whispered while holding my wrist. I became frozen and I couldn't move my body.
Even his voice is familiar. My eye widen and decided to face him. I narrowed my eyes and sits in front of him.
“Yuan?” I asked while having a soft voice. He nodded. “Why are you wearing those kinds of—outfits? Eh?” I asked.
He giggles and awkwardly scratched his nape. He removed his sunglasses, but the cap was remaining on his head.
“As you can remember, the people are hunting me,” he answered. I looked at the ceiling.
He's right! Why would I forget it? It's one of the dangerous days.
“Look at those people who were holding a calling card, they talked to you, am I right?” he asked while his forehead wrinkled.
“Yes, they were asking me if I would like to be one of their model in the clothing line, I didn't say anything to them.”
He nodded and put his hands on his chin. He was like thinking about something.
“Let me see the calling card? Let me try to contact them and watch them if they are going to pick up the call,” he added.
“Noted!” I said while watching every action of the recruiter. I handed the calling card to Yuan and he gets his phone.
He was typing something while glancing at the calling card, maybe he was collecting the important details.
“Done, I messaged their emails, if they are looking for your partner in modeling.” My eyes widen and my jaw drops a bit.
“What?” I asked. I couldn't understand what he was saying because his voice was echoing inside of my mind.
“Nothing, by the way, can I order two plates of pasta and two cups of dark chocolate coffee?” he added while smiling at me.
I nodded and write it on the small pad paper. Furthermore, I stand up and walk to the counter to give it to the Barista.
“Hey, do you know that guy? I saw the both of you talking to each other, you sit at his table and stay there for a moment.”
I glanced at her. The Barista was changing shifts and yes, weekly they are changing the schedule.
“Yes, and he is my classmate,” I replied while waiting for the orders.
“Can you say to him, wait at least 5 more minutes because we are going to prepare the pasta?” she suggested.
“And here's the dark chocolate coffee, two cups of it, right?” I nodded to her question.
I grab the cups and put them on the tray. The Aroma of the coffee is reaching my nostril and a bit of smoke was touching my skin.
After a few seconds, I reached the table. “Here's your dark chocolate coffee, by the way, she told me that please wait at least 5 more minutes, because they are going to prepare the pasta.”
He glanced at me and looked at his wristwatch. “Sure, I can wait, you should sit,” he suggested.
I shook my head and gave him a smile as an assurance. “No need, I'm on duty, in fact, I'm not allowed to stay here for a while,” I whispered.
I heard his soft chuckles. He fixes his cap and he wears again the sunglasses.
“They know me, I'm pretty sure that they are not going to scold you for staying with me.”
I'm still standing and watching him while saying those words. His chin was up and you can sense that he is proud of his words.
I shook my head and clear my throat.
“Sit down and talk to me, we are going to talk about the invitation in Modeling, it's a very important matter, so they should understand it,” he added.
I turned my head at the back and looked at every corner of the shop. He stood up and gently pulled the other chair in front of him.
“Sit, and let's talk!” he stated. I looked at him with a hesitation.
“Go on, I will take care of it if they scolded you, I will sue them,” he chuckles. I awkwardly scratches my nape and decided to sit down.
What I'm going to do? It's a customer request and it's not dangerous. It's harmless.
“So, let's talk about them, I heard that they are going to pick you for being a model to their clothing line, am I right?” he stated.
“Yes,” I replied. He holds his chin while looking outside. “In this case, they told you some flowering words, like you would be a great impact to them,” he added.
“They said that your visual is great to represent their clothing line, am I right? Well, in fact, it's a true statement.”
My eyes widen, but I chose to listen to him.
“You are beautiful and gorgeous, your body is perfect for the different clothes, it's a fact, a true statement.”
I don't know, but I feel like my cheeks were burning and it's turning into pink. It's embarrassing.
Hearing some compliments from someone you know is a bit embarrassing and awkward.
To be honest, I'm not used to it. My heart started to beat like I was running in a loop.
“I think, they are legit and their company was registered, let me see my email account if they replied to my email.”
He gets his phone and he is tapping on the screen. He became silent for a while.
I heard the bell on the counter, likewise, I turned my head and stand up.
“Please excuse me, I'm going to get the two plates of pasta,” I said while waiting for his response.
“Sure, be careful, because it's hot,” he murmured. I nodded and started to walk. He was talking about something but ignored him.
“Astrid, here are the two plates of pasta, looks like you are enjoying the time with him, huh?” the barista grinned.
“We are talking about something, but it's about business, okay?” I clarified to her.
When I'm back at the table. He shows me his phone.
“They already replied to me!”