Love Branches (ON HOLD)

Chapter 1

The recipes for the coffee isnt mine got it from a cookbook here on wattpad from #almostisneverenough.

I'm standing, looking at my parent's name carved on the grave stone. The rain was pouring heavily and sure I would be sick but I cared less. 

After the death of my parents which came as a shock, life hasn't been easy at all. My dad's family helped me with the funeral after which I was thrown out of the house by my so called FAMILY. 

My mum had no family ,she was an orphan who lived on the streets before she met my dad.  I guess I was destined for the same as well.

"Mum, dad promise me you'll watch me from heaven, I have no where to go to except the streets. I love you and I promise to get whoever did this to you. I promise". I said with tears rolling down my cheek.

I look at the grave again and bent down to kiss them goodbye, I put the rose flower on the grave, my mum used to love them.

I rushed out of the cementary and just kept running so I could relieve myself a little, I did this for about 15 minutes and was put to a stop when I see a coffee shop that needs a waitress. Well not bad I could start here.

I entered the shop and was welcomed with the wonderful aroma of coffee coming from the coffee machines.  I head straight the waiter at the desk.

"Welcome to RICO'S coffee shop, what would you like sexy?"  asked Ryan whose name I saw in the name tag on his apron.  "I don't want anything actually ,I saw a post outside saying you need a waitress, is it still available"  I replied to the guy who just don't know where to put that eyes of his, staring at my boobs.

"Hello, back to earth boy!" I almost shouted at the boy.  He was cute not handsome and looked too young ,absolutely not my type.
"I'm sorry ,well yes it's still up for grab. You want it? " he asked. "Yeah sure".

I was taken to the owner of the coffee shop who was a man who looked to be in his fifties with soft looks.

"Sir, this lady here, has applied for the post of a waitress" Ryan told his boss. "OK, thank you, you may leave now Ryan" the man replied. Ryan left the room and I am standing with the boss in this office.

"So my dear, your name please? " the boss asked.
Oh my God I can't believe I forgot to introduce myself and that pervert Ryan couldn't even introduce me, instead he introduced me as "This lady here".

"Sorry sir, I didn't introduce myself earlier. My name is Tamilah" I replied to my soon to be boss whose name I still don't know.

"Oh, you got a nice name dear, as you may already know, I'm the owner of this little coffee shop and you can call me Mr. Rico. So you got any experience? Mr. Rico asked.

"Well, I won't say I have up to a year experience but I've always made coffee for my parents and myself" I thought of the good times I had with my parents. I quickly masked my face with a smile. I hope Mr. Rico didn't see me. "Alright, to be sure make me a cup of caramel machiato"  Mr.  Rico replied. "Aye aye captain, a cup of caramel macchiato coming right up" I said earning a chuckle from Mr. Rico. I quickly left the office and went straight to Ryan asking for a cup which I got almost immediately, I mixed the espresso and pumped the vanilla syrup into the cup.

"Tamilah get the espresso ready and bring the ice and milk" mum told me. "Right up mum" I replied. 
Clearing the thought after I felt tears drop to my hands. I miss them.
I added the milk and ice and poured the espresso slowly to the cup making the layer of coffee and milk separate. I quickly drizzled the caramel source on top. I was satisfied with what I made and I added the straw and quickly left for Mr. Rico's office.