Terrified

Chapter 14: Terrified (FINALE - Part 1 of 3)

Terrified, this feeling blocks the opportunities and challenges that are ahead of the road that are yet to be taken. Fear, it keeps people away from opening brand new doors of life, preventing anyone from grasping into the thousand possible paths of life. The distress, the panic, the anxiety and so many ways and feelings to hold everyone back, crushing dreams and experiences, to conquer these can be difficult and suffocating at times. Nevertheless, through the trials and hardships along the process come and result a great journey of life that's filled with light and love.

They are terrified formed by a past they were once locked on, experiences they were once stuck into. The darkness that consumed them, it created fear within their hearts. Through the days, weeks, and years, they were a prisoner of their terrified hearts, their fear that never faded once. They came to a point they were immune of love and neglected this feeling which was soon brought back to them again by the people they would least expect to give them light and realizations.

"Welcome to the new YG Cakes and Coffee!"

This every day greeting to start a day is once again back to put smiles and thrills to the people, to fill their morning with sweets and positive vibes with their best coffees. This French-style café is on its roll once again. Though the designs didn't change as much as the old one, it's rebuilt with the best qualities provided and can still be called 'instagram-worthy' by the younger generations. And despite the design didn't change as much, the services and goods being rendered have notched to a higher level however.

The cakes and pastries made by no other than the owner and ambitious patissier Yumi Garcia, have widened its varieties and classes. Her specialties being proudly displayed on the glass racks of cakes, the pastries are presented on the trays on a corner. The coffees, likewise, that are served by her best friend who can be as ambitious as her, Fatima Anoñuevo, have also improved her works as she's given a wider working station and better equipment to work on.

With all the better services, it never failed to put a smile on the town and its people. The busy and hectic days become lighter to handle and a jam-packed morning on the busy streets are taken brighter thanks to this café they decide to stop by before they continue on with their weekdays. Cakes and coffees, it sure do bring positivity and it can never go wrong on taking out a good mood that's hiding on ones darkened heart brought by a frantic life.

"I missed this."

The staffs all went on a temporary stop when the owner suddenly expressed from the counter area when customers stopped coming in for a second. They look around like what she's doing, and definitely, seeing the happy customers dining in and some leaving with a huge smile on their faces, cakes and cups of coffees in their hands, they miss this feeling. Everything about this café is so encouraging and progressive they never felt stress in the midst of the busiest hours of the day.

"Yumi, customers are coming." Chris, though he would love to relish more of this moment on watching their happy customers, he had to snap his fingers in front of Yumi to remind her of their job.

"Focus." Passing by behind her is Fatima, giving her a nudge by the waist and winking at her best friend to keep her at work.

As if Yumi never heard them and let the other staff welcome the customers and get their orders, she went on staring and observing this café she managed to rebuild once again. There are the staffs she managed to get back, especially Chris who became a brother-like to her. Then there's Fatima, her best friend, who could have gone to another path but chose to stick together with her. Yumi can truly be thankful of this café, but more with these people who never left her side since day one.

"Isn't this the café that Heart posted on the community board? So it's true that it reopened a week ago, huh?" A customer who just came in said and this put an end to Yumi's thoughts as she looked at them.