"What do you mean you don't have it?!", Madam Viola, the head secretary fumed at Queen, "Why now of all days?!"
"I'm very sorry, Madam" Queen cowered, bending her head down ashamed at her clumsiness, why did she have to forget her bag of all things!
Madam Viola sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose as she tilted her head up walking back and forth, trying to convince herself that this didn't happen, "You do know that tomorrow is the deadline, right?"
Queen nodded meekly, being careful not to trigger her superior, she punched herself internally at how she has been acting these days. At how foolish and irresponsible she has been.
Madam Viola sighed again and said, "Okay, give it to me by tomorrow, I'll try to convince our client", she plopped down to her desk and brought a hand over her forehead, "You can go now."
Biting her lips, Queen slowly turned around and headed towards the glass door but was stopped by Madam Viola's concern.
"You were not like this Queen, you can tell me if you need help, okay"
Without turning her head Queen responded with a short "Yes" and walked out of the office.
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Birds chirped as the dawn broke through the sky and the traffic sounds start to get busy, but somehow Queen just wanted to get distracted so she walked back and forth for a while at the same spot. Nothing seems to work so she sat down on the doorstep, propping her elbows on her knees and head on her palms, she sighed heavily.
What's wrong with me, I've been out for weeks already. I need to get my life together if I don't want to lose this job.
Maybe I should stop coming by in this cafe...
After a few minutes, two pair of black shoes where right in front of her sight as her eyes travel upward, she noticed the familiar figure.
The guy has ash brown dyed hair with natural black outgrowing on his roots. He wore a white button-up shirt with dark brown slacks and holding some sort of dark fabric on his right arm. The guy had a questioned look at his face and came to a realization, he extended his hands to her and smiled a beguiling smile.
"Mornin' seems like you were really in a hurry last...", he fumbled over the lock of the door and finally opened it, "night."
"I... yeah... I do that,"
Wait what?
"I mean I did!" Queen scrunched up her face as she made the first conversation awkward.
The guy chuckled in amusement at her odd response. He led them both inside and turned the lights on. "Please sit wherever you like, I'll get to you in a minute", he paused, "...If you're not in a hurry, that is."
Queen blushed and looked away, glaring. "It's fine."
The guy smirked at this and went to the storage room.
Now sitting on her favorite spot, Queen with her hands on the table, picked at her nails trying to find answers from it. She thought of the right words to say, for explanations and for thanking him and not make it any more awkward.
True to his words, the guy came back with her bag and a cup on his other hand.
"Here it is, and have a drink of this too" he suggested.
"Uh no no, I don't drink coffee.... sorry" she declined.
"Oh it's not", the guy opened the lid, "it's choco."
Surprised, Queen finally accepted the offer and sipped into it, "Thanks."
"Is it okay?" he said and sat down across her, turning the chair on the other way and rested both his arms on the backrest.
"Huh?"
"The hot choco, is it okay."
"Uhm yeah, just the way I like it," Queen said and gave a small smile after a beat.
This made the guy smile wider, "Louis"
"Huh?" Queen made a confused look.
"Well, Louis Arthur is the full one."
"U...uh?"
"My name," Louis smiled and brought his a hand under his chin, "What's yours?."
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Cerita Pendek"Maybe it was just my heart palpitating to the effect of that coffee, it's been a long while since I drank one..." Queen clutched her heart, as she felt another beat and her stomach starts to flutter inside. "Yeah, let us think that way." Queen is n...
