Catch me if you can

chapter 5

Martina

*It's been three days and I had no chance to see Jorge. Ugh. Either I find a way how to meet  him or I quit the job in the café. When I arrived at the kitchen, Mechi was already baking sweets but Pepe was nowhere.*

M: Good morning

Me: Hi

M: Where is Pepe?

Me: I don't know, he should have been here twenty minutes ago

*In that moment, Stephie came in with a phone in her hand*

S: Pepe won't come today, he is sick. Mechi, I need you to serve

Me: Martina can do that, I have so much work in here and she wouldn't handle the kitchen by herself

M: Right! I-I'm still new so... I think I wouldn't be good in here alone

S: Alright, come out then.

*Finally! Stephie gave me a tray and grinned.*

S: Firstly go and clean the tables. And arrange the menu and napkins nicely.

*I nodded and started doing what she said.*

...

M: I'm done Stephie

S: Great because it's time to open

*She nodded at me. Right. I took the keys, opened and put the keys back.*

M: What else?

S: Nothing yet. You can go back to the kitchen. I will call- Hello, welcome to our café. What would you like?

*Great. How can she switch personalities so quickly? Her voice was so mean and suddenly so nice*

...

*Half of the day is gone and Jorge hasn't arrived yet...*

S: Martina, the table there, clean it. Thanks

*I took a wiper and walked to the table, wiping the spilled coffee off, when a customer came.*

??: Hey.

*It was him. I turned my head to the cashdesk where he was standing, leaning his hand on the table.*

S: Hi! You want your daily order?

J: Yeah, thank you

*Stephie acted so friendly and sweet around him. Does she... no way. She likes him. I was standing so close to them, just one table away and she didn't notice anything. I took a look at Jorge, who had sunglasses on so I couldn't see his whole face, but enough for remembering.*

S: Here you are

J: Thanks

*He paid and left. I forgot I was staring and not doing my job*

S: What are you staring at? Back to work!