Elysian Fields (One Shot)

Elysian Fields

Elysian Fields is a dwelling of perfect happiness for the soul after death...

I have always felt dead deep inside. I woke up everyday that I'm breathing yet I was barely living. The emptiness would never go away, perhaps it is what I really am, empty, non relevant and a nobody...not until I found her.

"Coffee for Mr. Harriet Spencer!" After I waited at the long queue, I will finally get to taste my beloved coffee, it serves as my adrenaline shot that keeps me up all day so I could work efficiently. As I made my way to get my coffee, a lady that is shorter than me blocked my way and took the coffee at the counter.

My anger was unexplainable, she was so rude. I'm already running late for my work and I badly need my goddamn coffee, so I chased her out of the coffee shop and when I was close enough, I snatched her arm and made her face me.

When my eyes met hers, I was taken aback, her brown eyes was shimmering because of the sunlight and it appears so beautiful that it almost melted my anger about her stealing my precious coffee. "Excuse me Sir, let me go." she spoke in a low and sweet manner as if she didn't aggresively took my coffee at the counter earlier. "Give me my coffee and wait for yours inside, I have stuffs to do now give me that Missy." says I, she bit her lower lip and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry but I just have to go, here, I'll pay you double just let me...go. Pretty please?" she looked up at me with those innocent round eyes and I had no choice but to let go of her arm.

She smiled sweetly and took her money from her pocket before putting it at my hands, I froze at the sudden contact and when I jerked out of reality, she was gone.

I arrived at the office with an odd feeling deep down inside me, probably because I wasn't able to get my daily dose of coffee or maybe it was because of something else. I sat down at my chair and loosen up my collar and remembered how I started my day differently today. I've always had the same routine, I don't have any reasons to change my routine and I have no choice but to stick with it.

After my meetings with the client, I decided to go to the same coffee shop so I could finally drink my coffee, without having it snatched by an insanely beautiful maiden, hold up, did I just call that weird girl insanely beautiful? Oh bloody hell.

"Good afternoon Sir Harriet! Same thing right?" I nodded and looked around the coffee shop just to see that there aren't so many customers here at this time, who drinks hot coffee in afternoon anyways? "My coffee was stolen this morning, I wouldn't call it stolen actually but she took it, do you have any idea as to who she is?" I asked the barista. "She's Miss Sidney. She's always in a hurry." I snorted and frowned at his answer, "So claiming someone else's coffee is her thing?" the barista chuckled and shook his head at me before handing me my coffee.

"She actually waits patiently even if she's always in a hurry so maybe she has an important matter to attend to that's why she claimed a coffee that isn't hers, I'll be the one who'd apologize for what happened Sir we're truly sorry." I shook my head and smiled a little bit, "It's fine, maybe she does have something important to worry about.." I took my wallet from my pocket and some of my cash fell on the floor, I picked it up just to see a small piece of paper that fell with the amount of money that the girl named Sidney gave me.

"Sir? Ah I do not mean to be rude or anything but we have other customers on your back your payment Sir?" My eyes widened and I immediately paid for my coffee before marching out of the coffee shop, my cheeks are crimson red because of embarassment. I looked at the piece of paper in my hands and I saw that a phone number was written and apart from that, 12:00 o'clock and CB Coffee shop was written on it. I couldn't help but chuckle in disbelief when I realized what kind of stunt that Sidney girl has pulled earlier. I stare at the piece of paper in amusement and I shook my head, it was an odd way to get my attention but she succeeded. I commend her for that.