Mystified Time (Heesun Au)

Chapter 1: Time

Clock is ticking...
Alarm is ringing...

Time Check: 6:30am

Clyde wakes up, yawns, and stretches, Sat on his bed before standing up proceeding on his daily life. He wore his slippers standing up, going into the kitchen making coffee for himself, as if this life of his hasn't gone on a repetition. Clyde took a shower, rubbing his body with a soap, and brushing his teeth, leaving the bathroom as He dries his hair and wore his uniform...

7:37 am, July 28, 2021
Time consumed 1 hour 7 mins 27secs

Clyde took a bus, entered it and sat on the back, admiring and mesmerizing the road that is full of vehicles, citizen and large buildings

???: How was life before Cly... Did you miss me?

Clyde arrived at work, walks to the lobby to the Elevator, as he presses the Number 4 Button, He sat on his chair, putting his bag under his desk, as he starts to work, typing, coding and reading emails...

Clyde Vallente, 26 years old, a worker of the Be-Lift company, where has been a lot of workers that have been mistreated by the CEO, but that was a few years ago, Mr. Fajardo Jr. is the new CEO of this company. Lee is a model too but not much of Brands are taking him as a model because of a reason that had a huge impact on his career.

His phone vibrates from his pocket as he checks his phone, he saw that there was a notification that caught his attention, a notification from Tweeter, a person who he never left his mind, he pressed the notification proceeding him to the post...

Captions
"Our new Barista, Javier"
Clyde was shocked and frozen in place seeing the comment of someone on it commenting:
"The Owner of this Café is cute"
who was named "Javier Lopez"
He knew this guy and he felt like wanting to punch the guy straight on his face because of Javier trying to hit up through the comment section of Xai's Post. He Immediately started doing all of his works with rage but not letting his emotions take over his situation as he finished he talks to his manager "All of my works are done sir, I will be checking out early, There's an Emergency Sir" as he bows and goes out and checked out of work. He rode a taxi and came as fast as he could at the Xai's Cafe...

3:17 pm

He arrived at the Café sweating heavily and looking like a mess as he entered, he analyzes the inside of the Cafe, he slowly approached the counter, there was Javier on the counter as the one who is serving on the counter for today while Xai making coffees for the customers at the back, meeting Javier's eyes as he ordered glaring at him
"One Venti Caramel Macchiato"
Javier shouts
"One Venti Caramel Macchiato for Lee Vallente"
Clyde gave a disgust look at him because of the way how Javier mentioned his name as he haven't told him, Javier just smirks at him.

As soon as Xai heard Clyde's name, he immediately tried to peak to see if Clyde is really at his cafe, as he goes out of from the kitchen he saw Clyde infront of the counter, they made eye contact with each other, Xai having the face of like a dog missing his owner while Clyde smiled at him, Xai smiling back with the brightest and waves at him, He run to him hugging him tightly and Clyde hugs him back embracing this moment that he missed.
"I missed you, Clyde"
"I missed you too, My Xai"
Clyde replies, Javier standing as if he is not in front of them, for this moment to have an awkward situation

"Ehem ehem, Xai, he ordered one venti Macchiato" Javier interrupting their moment on purposes
"I'll make your coffee Clyde, Wait for me here for a moment okay?"  Clyde nods and sits on the stool close to the counter, where he can see the annoying face of Javier. Javier whispers to Clyde
"Good luck getting Xai from me."
He smirks as Lee responded whispering "you really think so? Didn't you saw what happened a few minutes ago? Pfft"
Clyde gave him a pissed off look while Javier is still smirking at him.

Several Minutes Later

Xai came back with Clyde's order handing him it by himself
"Here you go Clyde, Enjoy your Coffee"
Clyde moves the coffee in front of him and gently grabs the left arm of Xai as he ask
"Can I work here at night hours, Xai?" 
Xai excitedly answered him
"Sure whenever you are free, i will teach the learn the basics."
Xavier interferes
"I thought we don't need another bari-"
Xai pinches Javier on his arm and Javier Immediately stayed quiet for a moment and bragging; whispering to Xai
"That kinda hurt" 
Clyde checks his Schedule as he saw a day off which is Friday as he mentions it
"I'll be free this Friday"
Xai Smiles as he mentions
"Are you good with 6am? Because we need to fix the café in the morning." 
Before Clyde could answer, Javier Interrupts
"Can I come too?"
Xai nods while Clyde still annoyed at Javier
"Sure but I dont really have anything for you to do tomorrow though"
Xai reasoning just for him to be alone with Clyde, Javier just nods and Clyde answers from the question Xai gave him
"Yeah I'm good with any time, just contact me here Xai when you need me"
Clyde gives Xai a paper with his number
"Sure I will contact you don't worry"
Xai grabs the paper and puts it on his aprons pocket.

After a few hours later

Clyde left after finishing his coffee and after 3 hours later Xai and Javier closed the shop for the day and gone home.

6:32 pm

Clyde coming outside of the bathroom, just a towel wrapped around his waist as he was drying his hair with another towel. His phone notifies, he checks his phone and he saw a new number that sent him a message, already knew who it was from, It's Xai. Clyde Immediately sat on his bed not even wearing his clothes yet, he replies at the message with a smile on his face

"Hi good evening Clyde, this is Xai, just incase I might lost the number, I will now put it in my contacts"

"oh it's okay, good evening too Xai, yet I have to say goodnight, I will message you tomorrow, I just have something to do"

"Sure sure, have a goodnight too Clyde"

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