English Rain & Tea 》p.l

d a y t h r e e

3:48pm

Phil finished his literature class early since his teacher was feeling poorly. He was sitting in his spot on the bus with an curious emotion, he was on the look out for the mysterious book shop called Black Books.

He spotted the shop and pressed the stop button on the bus pole. The bus stopped at the same bus stop where the girl had got on.

He got out of the bus and walked towards the shop. He opened the door that set off little bells that was hanging next to the door and step foot inside. He was greeted by the smell of tea and coffee and old looking novels displayed on bookshelves against the walls. He was suddenly confused with the mini cafe in a book shop, but when he saw the delicious cakes and muffins on a stand. He instantly fell in love with this place.

He walked up to the counter and observed the cakes. He couldn't decided which one to choose from.
He heard a noise coming from behind a counter and a figure appear behind the glass. He looked up and saw the same girl from the bus and the biscuit isle.

'Hello... Again' she said with an awkward smile.

'Hello again' Phil repeated.

'What can I do for you?'

'Erm...' Phil looked around frantically, he saw a chalkboard with written drinks above a coffee machine.

'I'll.. Have a hot chocolate and two Rocky Road slices, please'

'Sure.. Stay in or take away?'

'Uh.. Stay in'

She told Phil how much it cost and gave Phil some change back when he paid for his food.

Phil sat by a corner that had a map of the world hung up on a wall next to him. Be put his bag down next to him and got out his laptop, so he could finish off his work for uni.
He waited until his laptop started to turn on when he felt something against his foot. He looked down to see a Shiba Inu dog sniffing his shoes.

'Hello puppy' Phil said as he bent down to scratch it's head. The dog leaned into his hand.

'I've seen you have met Sherlock' the girl said, bringing his cup of hot chocolate and two slices of rocky road on a plate.

'He's a gorgeous dog'

'He is... He doesn't usually go up to people, since he's mostly sleeping on his bed next to the counter. Consider yourself lucky that he's out of his bed and interacting with you'

Sherlock sat next to Phil's feet with his head resting on Phil's thigh. Phil's laptop made a beeping sound, indicating that his laptop is up and running.

'Actually you're too lucky, he's never done that to someone before.....' She added.

'Well... What can I say.. I must be his lucky charm..'

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Hello, yes, hi
Just to let you know that the photo above is from a TV show and it's not an actual shop.

Or maybe there is a shop called Black Books... Who knows.

Bye.