The silver haired princess

A nice gesture

-Noodles ready; lemonade ready; white rice ready; let's eat! Nick was eager to eat, he needed to regain his energy to get back to work.

-You can't eat this little girl, it's not your food; I finish eating; I wash the dishes and we go downstairs to open the shop again, ok?

After lunch they both headed downstairs; the laughing young man left the little bird in a cute cage behind the counter for fear that someone would take it away while he was working; then he changed the sign from closed to open, and the customers once again began to arrive.

-Cappuccino and a double espresso here please. One customer asked from a distance.

-Right away! (it's a busy day). Nick set about placing the order at once.

After a few seconds a very beautiful young woman with Asian features entered the place.

-Excuse me, young man. She spoke.

-Welcome to the cafe "le papillon", what can I do for you? Nick asked the young lady from the comfort of the kitchen.

-An iced coffee please. She ordered, taking a seat at the kitchen counter.

-Can you wait a minute? Nick asked for some time.

-Sure. She replied.

After a few minutes Nick finished the previous customer's order and took it away.

-Sir, here's your cappuccino and double espresso.

-Thank you. Said the customer.

-Young man? asked the beautiful young lady.

-I'm sorry, but what kind of coffee do you prefer?

-With mint.

-Good choice, immediately.

-What a nice place, it's full of pretty flowers; I'd like to stay but I have a lot of work to do today. whispered in a soft voice the young woman who was admiring the place.

-Here is your order.

-How much is it?

-Six crowns, miss.

-Here you are; I liked the shop very much, thank you for the great service.

-Thanks to you.

As she left the cafeteria, the young woman opened the paper bag where her order lay and found some small biscuits and a Magnolia flower along with a small note that read:

"How nice that you liked my shop, thank you very much; have this little present. Come back soon and take care of yourself."

Regards. The owner of the coffee shop.

-What a nice gesture, he also gave me a Magnolia flower; it means friendship, I will definitely come back tomorrow, I am intrigued to know who he is.

At half past seven in the evening the young owner was about to close the cafe after a busy day.

-What a wonderful day, we had a lot of customers this time and I sold almost all the merchandise, aren't you happy Velvet? Said Nick with a smile in his face. -Well, let's tidy up and go to sleep, tomorrow is another good day; a good Saturday.

Nick started to clean and organise everything for tomorrow; he took Velvet upstairs and put her in a drawer with cotton wool in her cage and let her sleep; while he went to take a hot bath in the tub to relax before going to sleep.

-This is very relaxing; I needed a bath like this after working so hard; I wonder how old I am now? 324? I seem to have lived about four lifetimes including my own; during this time I worked as a butler for a wealthy family; I was a dressmaker and even a doctor. Said Nick counting the fingers on his hand.

I have lived a lot; but it is not bad because I have been able to experience many things and now I have my own place; I also have a good friend like Mr. Elvin who supported me to be able to create the coffee shop; he cares a lot about me since he has known me for 5 years, it is obvious that he wants to see me married and having children, I would also like to but? Oh, it's very late, I need to go to sleep; I wonder how that girl is, did she arrive safely to her destination, did she eat the biscuits or did she get the Magnolia flower I gave her? she looked very stressed, I had to do something or else I would feel guilty.

As soon as the young man finished putting on his nightclothes, he got into bed, turned off the lamp in his room and went to sleep.