My Bitter Addiction

1 || Coffee Encounter

➟ Jaden's P.O.V.

I woke up with a sour mouth. Trudging my way to the bathroom, I took off my clothes and got in the shower.

Water dripped down me. I leaned against the wall in silence.

Being a hooker is not that easy. I got fired because I gave a person HIV. They sued me for $1,000,000. I don't have that kind of money, although being a former hooker.

I turned off the shower and got dressed in my simple khaki pants and a denim jacket with a white undershirt. I walked back to my room and fell on my bed, staring at the trees swishing back and forth through my window. Fall is my favorite season because that means they serve pumpkin spice lattes at Nicolatte.

I grabbed a coat from my coat hanger and walked to Nicolatte. Hopefully today will be a good day; I don't need to be more stressed out.

Once I enter Nicolatte, I inhale the fresh, dark scent of coffee. Thankfully the line is pretty short.

"What would you like today?" the barista asked.

"I 'd like a large pumpkin spice latte."

"What's your name, sir?"

"Jaden."

"Ok that will be $3.75."

I hand forward a $5 bill.

He hands me the change and tells me that my drink will be served in a few minutes while gesturing to his right.

"Ok, thanks!"

I patiently wait for my latte. I watch as the barista makes the latte. He pours syrups in a cup, brews the espresso, pours it in a cup, and then finishes it off with steamed milk. Lastly, he puts a lid on it.

"Pumpkin spice latte for Jaden!"

"Thanks," I say, taking the cup from the counter.

As I walked out of the coffee shop, I quickly looked down at my phone to check my emails. Unfortunately, fate wanted to be particularly cruel to me today, and so I bumped into a stranger, spilling the drink all over them.

"My drink!" I scream, not caring about the stranger.

"Hey," the stranger says. I look up. It was a man seemingly around my age who was wearing hella cute clothes omg where do I buy that. It was a red and black plaid flannel shirt with black jeans and gray converse. "You shouldn't be walking while looking down at your phone."

Our eyes meet and it seemed like the world froze.