Brew of Love

Rule 2: Store

"Welcome. As usual for the Hiroshi Family." You look up and watch the lovely pair of an elderly couple walking to their favorite area in the cafe. "Good morning Y/N. Have you eaten?" asked the elderly woman who is holding onto her husband's hand getting support. "I've eaten, how about you? Have you eaten?" You asked and look at her husband, "Her legs are getting better isn't it?" The elderly couple laughed, "You know Y/N kun we always eat before we come here right? Didn't you know?" said the elderly woman who is joking. "Her condition is getting better but on one condition. She will rather walk around the park or street than going to Physiotherapy Center." said the elderly man as he is sitting down beside his wife.

You smile and shake your head a little and bring over their 'As Usual' cups of coffee to them, "Here you go. Drink it slowly but not too slow. I won't be the one taking care of the coffee if it gets cold." putting their coffee down on their table. The elderly couple brings up their cup of coffee and bring it towards them and smell, "Hmm, as usual, the as usual..." the elderly man smiled as his eyes are closed, enjoying the fragrance of the coffee that his holding. "It reminds me of the old times. It still reminds me. It has always been, Y/N Kun." She looked up and smile at you.

You smile and walk back to your counter but as you walk memories always flashback in your mind because of what the elderly woman said. You don't blame her for saying that, even though she always say things like this once or twice a week. Not that she said it on purpose is just that, this place, this cafe and this neighborhood that store memories not only them as well as yours.

"What?! You're going to close this cafe down soon?!" After you heard what Hiroshi Oji-san tells you. "Yeah. Look around you kid, there is a lot of new trending things opening around here and mine is getting old like me," he said as you looked around the cafe. You saw a lot of new cafe opening and is attracting the young ones like opposite there is an owl cafe which you get to enjoy drinking coffee with owls that are around you just that the owls don't drink any coffee. "Do you really have to close it down?" You ask and sigh. "Kid, I don't want to close it down either. You should know how much effort and hard work I put on this cafe by now but just look around you. There is no single soul except you that always come here around certain timing and chat with me and my wife." As he said you tilt your head and looked behind him. You turn your back and look around he was right, the place is exactly like how he described just now. Left only you. Just you.

Suddenly, something came into your mind and you turn back to him, "Teach me how to brew coffee Hiroshi ojisan!" you said and he looks confuse, "Eh?". "Teach me brew coffee. Like how you brew. Teach me everything that you know about coffee as well." You look in his eyes and seriously asked him to teach you.

From morning opening till night closing, you're always in the store learning how to brew and helping out at the same time.

"Yes! Is him. The one I told you about." Some bunch of high school girls talking about you.

"I heard this place recently hire a good looking young man." A group of ladies around mid-20s heard about you.

An early 30s lady sitting at the bar counter watching you brew her coffee, "You look young. How old are you?"

"Hmm, taste good. Is this cafe open by your parents?" Asked by a lady from mid-30s who is pointing at Hiroshi Oji-san and Oba-san behind you.

A bunch of housewives, "Hey! Y/N Kun your mum told me that you're learning how to brew coffee here. Your coffee is really nice!"

"Is it him? Y/N? Wait a sec. The more you look is him." walk to the counter, "Excuse me, are you from Osaka Central High School, Y/N san?"

"Hey, where are you? I thought you say you're coming over to help me today?" he called you. "Yeah, give me around 10 mins I'll be there." and you hang up.