Nothing to everything

Who is he?

Beep beep beep beep
I hit the off button on the alarm and jump out of bed. I brush my teeth, straighten my hair, put a light touch of blush on, and rub some light pink lip gloss on my lips. I'm not sure why, but even though I only slept for an hour it, feels like I slept for an entire day.

I arrive at the diner at 4:25 am and begin working right away. I bring Mr. Beverly his order of bacon, two eggs cooked over easy, one sausage link, and a cup of black coffee. I then bring Mr. Ellis his order of buttermilk pancakes and an iced coffee.

I walk over to the table in front of the window and fill the sugar packets and replace the ketchup bottle. As I wipe down the table, I stare out of the window. The view while looking out of the window is beautiful. The sun is rising above the skyscrapers. The color of the sky is beautiful shades of orange and red. I could stand here at this table forever looking at the sky.

I hear the bell ring that is hanging over the door. " good morning welcome to Mel's! I will be right with you" I say loudly. I walk around the front counter walking up to the tall gentlemen standing there looking down at his cell phone.
" Hello you may have a seat anywhere you would like to." I say.
The man doesn't reply to me, but he does sit down at the bar located directly in front of me. I grab a menu along with a glass of water and place it in front of him. I stand in front of him waiting for him to acknowledge my presence.
He takes a sip of water and glances down at the menu.

" I will have eggs, bacon, and two Belgium waffles please" he says as he glances up at me and grins.
Oh my god it's him! It's the man I bumped into last night at the tavern. What is he doing here... Wow.. He looks even better in the morning. He doesn't recognize me. I think to myself.
I hand Marc, the cook, the breakfast order and ask the gentle if there is anything else I can I can get him. He tells me no. I walk around the counter and hand Miss Watson her normal black coffee with a chocolate chip scone.

" Excuse me Miss I would like a latte please" he says
I thought I just asked him if he wanted anything...
" yes sir any special way you want your latte fixed?" I ask
" Yes I want a French vanilla latte with a triple shot of espresso, low fat milk, a half pack of Splenda, whip cream with a little chocolate sprinkled on top" he says
" really? There is only one of customer that gets a French vanilla latte fixed the exact way but she comes at 8:45 exactly every week day." I say
"She must enjoy those lattes then" he replies.
"Well not exactly. She comes get it for her boss and from what I can gather he's a real jerk." I say
He raises his eyes up once I say that and laughs a little.
"Kim! Order up" Marc says
I reach through the open window that separates the front area from the kitchen. I place the food directly in front of him and place the latte on side of the plate once it's fixed.
He takes a bite of the Belgium waffle and sips on his latte.
"Excuse me uh... Kim.. this latte is perfect thank you"' he says.
Before I can even tell him thank you his cell phone rings.
"I will be at the office in ten minutes. I want to know everything. I need to know her entire background, her childhood, credit report, school files, bank account information, and have everything in a file on my desk before I get there." He tells whoever he's on the phone with. He said other things but I couldn't make out everything.
"Can you put the rest of my latte in a to go cup?" He ask
"Yes sir" I reply as I pour his latte in a to go cup.
Before I can tell him to have a great day, he storms out of the diner. I pick up the plate of food that he left and I notice he left me a tip. Wow he tipped me 200 dollars... I can't believe this. Who is this guy that he just throws money away like that? I think to myself. Before I know it, my shift is over.