Terrified

Chapter 1: One Friday (Part 2)

Late in the afternoon, as expected by Fatima, customers barely come in the café and only a few are left in their tables as they slowly sip their coffee while some chose to stay in their seats despite of how long it has been that they finished enjoying their drinks and cakes. The idle staffs can only keep watching the remaining customers inside, on standby for any orders while Fatima tries to keep herself busy in her coffee station as much as possible by experimenting new coffee blends and flavors on her own, dreaming of having her own trademark flavor she can call her own as she smiles at this thought.

"Welcome to YG Cakes and Coffee." A staff opened the entrance for this one customer no one is expecting to be still arriving in this hour when they are supposedly relaxing already.

The customer walked in reluctant with her strides that are short while having those long legs covered in her baggy jeans. For her attention is fixated onto the menu placed on the counter, Fatima took the opportunity to scrutinize her from head to toe. Yet unfortunately, because she has her white cap covering almost down to her eyes, she cannot see her face so well but Fatima can see her plump pink lips as she's pouting. And what caught Fatima's attention the most is how huge her backpack is with those three sets of cameras dangling in her shoulders.

"She's lucky she wasn't robbed with those expensive cameras all over her." Fatima mumbled to herself as she rolled her eyes.

The customer, after long minutes of checking out the menu, she finally speaks her orders to Chris but low and laid back in her tone, "Can I have the best cake or pastries you can recommend and also the best coffee that your barista can do? It's my first time here so I want the best one you can offer me. I don't mind the price."

"Uhm, okay?" Chris said but has his eyebrows furrowed, confused of the woman's wants that comes with her odd accent.

Chris keyed in the best cake he thought of for the receipt, the triple chocolate cake that's thankfully still available in the racks. He then looked over Fatima's station and he got an okay sign as she proceeds on starting to make the best coffee she can do with her abilities before swiping the customer's credit card to complete their transaction. The customer doesn't appear arrogant or superior, rather she emits a cool aura and a swag form that even Chris finds her presence satisfying.

"Excuse me..." The customer approached the barista's station, disturbing Fatima's focus on measuring the things she needs.

Fatima looks up and for the first time she meets the eyes of the customer because of how close she leaned forwards crossing half of her body by the divider, and these are amazingly hazel eyes that took her aback for they are sparkling and shining. It's also noticeable that beneath her cap is a flattened dark brown hair and because of this, Fatima considers her eye-catching and it crossed her mind of how she can be a perfect model if in case she is not yet one.

"What is it?" Fatima faked a cough as she regained her composure, shifting her focus back on her work.

"Can I take a video of you while making the coffee?" The customer asked unclear which caused her to get a side glare from Fatima. Thus the customer corrects herself frantically, "O-oh... What I m-meant is that c-can I get your permission for me to document the way you make your best coffee? A-and I won't film your face, don't worry. Just your hands and the way you make the coffee..."

"Make it clear..." Fatima again rolled her eyes but this time she made sure that the customer saw it. Yet still, she nods, "It's alright though. I don't mind as long as you won't disturb me or else you might not get the best coffee you asked for."

The delighted customer positioned one of her cameras at the right angle to record Fatima's work, following her flawless movements from blending the grounded beans, mixing the right blends with her calm and composed hands that aren't showing any sign of pressure to perfectly applying decorations on top of it as a finish. The finished product is a hot hazelnut latte designed with a four-leaf clover cream on top of it and the customer is satisfied by the looks and scent of it.