Terrified

Chapter 1: One Friday (Part 1)

Smile, this one stretch in their lips can cure a day's pressure, the hassle and it can heal someone's miseries, momentarily for the least. Melodious laugh and sweet giggles, these harmonious sounds that escape from their lips can turn a rhythm of laughter, light up a lonely soul and a pleasant conversation can be made possible. Doing whatever makes someone gratified to live a happy life every single day is one of the thousands, if not then millions, best ways to lighten up a hazardous day, give that fire to a wavering resolve and most importantly, ease that terrified heart that has always doubted to break the cages.

Desserts such as cakes and pastries, a cup of good blended coffee in a good environment with good people of services, this is one of the thousand ways the most people found to start off their day, their busy working weekdays, that can put a stretch up their lips to seek comfort and relaxation before battling out their own fields. Having sweets as a part of their day-to-day routine, it can never go wrong and this one of the ways they have found is enough for them to go through and survive a hectic day. Sugar to tingle their heart with a pinch of coffee's bitterness to balance, isn't it lovely to have this every single day?

The best time to enjoy a cup of coffee with a cake that melts in the mouth is this season of autumn, in a cold morning of a busy Friday. Under this clear blue sky is a vintage French style café being kissed by the needed sunlight under this cold weather located by the intersection of a town that's welcoming a day busy as ever, standing amongst the other variety of shops such as apparels, specialty stores and convenience stores as some of it. Passed by and ignored by the rushing workers and students but definitely a worth of shortstop for those who takes their time to relish a good sip and a bite.

"Welcome to YG Cakes and Coffee." A staff in his black shirt uniform with his nameplate on his chest greeted customers coming in of the shop with the brightest smile they can exchange from each other.

Classy as it looks from the outside and its interior design can match the millennials' style with its 'Instagram worthy' ambiance. The menu covers a wide of variety of cakes for occasions and slices for a dine in displayed on the long line of racks, pastries for a quick delicious bite to add and of course, the best quality of coffee cannot be missed out, blended with the most skilled hands available under this business by a separate working station. However, despite of its good services and good tastes in their foods, this café can only render limited amount if customers with its small space that can only accommodate less than a hundred including the few staffs to render the goods and services.

"Good morning, Yumi. You're looking as gorgeous as always in this busy morning. It's as expected from you." One of the customers greeted the lovely lady in her apron and black shirt uniform who just came out from a closed door that connects to the kitchen, now standing by the cashier area to take over the work.

The lady looks up from wiping her hands covered in flour and beams as soon as she recognizes the customer in her professional stylish get-up with a permed hair, "Ashtine! Good morning! Well, it's not really busy for me right now I'm done making the cakes for today and there are not many customers today. In fact, I was kind of late too because I overslept that's why I just finished making the last batch."

"You sure are working too hard, huh? Not only that you manage this business, you're also the main patissier and now you even do the cashiering job. You're always hands-on with almost everything, aren't you? Don't you get tired from doing all these perfect pastries and cakes at dawn then you even introversion and stayed standing by the area for there are no customers coming in yet for her to rush on placing her orders.

Yumi smiles reserved, "I do get a rest after making the cakes though but once we open, I don't have much to do anymore unless we run out of cakes to sell then I have to go back on the kitchen and make new ones. However, that only happens during holiday seasons when cakes are highly in demand. The pastries now are usually done by my assistants since I taught them of the recipe already to lessen my workloads. Moreover, we only have few staffs so I have to be around all the time."