Hot and Cold
Fifteen minutes and I still haven't receive my order. Mas nauna pang natanggap ng ibang costumer ang kapeng inorder nila kahit nauna akong umorder at dumating dito.
Have they forgotten my order? Customer nila ako dito at halos araw-araw akong nandito. I should become one of the VIP's. I spend most of my money and time here in this coffee shop when I should stay at home and do my chores.
How much time do I need to spend more to wait? My finger nails are getting broken because of my non-stop table tapping, one of my habits when I'm bored. And yes, I am bored of waiting for my affogato.
It took me several yawns and bored face look until my order came. I gave the barista a deadpan look when she came with my order.
"I'm sorry, ma'am for the delay." Sabi nung barista. Tinignan ko lang siya. She looks young at ngayon ko lang siya nakita dito. I could say that she's here for a part-time job. Though she has this fresh look of a student. She interlock both of her fingers in front and slightly bowed her head.
"It's fine." Tipid na sagot ko. I waited for her to leave ngunit nanatili lamang siyang nakatayo sa tabi ko. Tinignan ko siya and raised my left brow.
"Do you need something?" I asked yet she remained unspoken. I annoyingly smiled at naglahad ng kamay. Alam ko naman ang nais niyang mangyari, tell it or not but I can sense it.
"Phone." Sabi ko. Dali-dali niyang kinuha ang cellphone niya at binigay sa akin. Dumiretso ako sa camera. I took a few selfie with her before giving her back the phone.
"Thank you, Ms. Mnemosyne." Tumango lang ako.
I felt relieve nung umalis na siya. Ayaw kong may makakita sa akin. Kaya nga ako parating andidito sa coffee shop na ito dahil kaonti lamang ang pumupunta dito.
I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Mnemosyne Chavez. Not an actress but a famous photographer. I don't have tons of fans, I have a whole crowd of them that make me sick of thinking. I'm all over the internet and my name is written all over the newspaper for being known as one of the great photographer. My family made a deal with me, ako ang susunod na magmamana sa lahat ng ari-arian namin or find a career which will help me have that coins from the realm. Well, obviously I am not that stupid to be their heir and take their burden.
Being a photographer is hard, and exhausting. Sometimes I don't earn money but I love my job. My parents love to take my happiness away from me and luckily I still have one, my job.
There's no much fun of being a photographer but I just woke up one day and found out I am already a well known photographer. Those models on a magazines and billboards, thanks to me they got to have that kind of opportunity. I'm not bragging, I'm just stating facts.
Actually, it feels good being called famous. It's like I'm a famous celebrity but all I do is take pictures.
Nag-scoop ako ng gelato at kinain ko. I'm really inlove with this kind of coffee. Nalalasahan ko ang mapait na espresso ngunit nag-iiba ang lasa kapag nahalo sa gelato/ice cream. Though, it's quite sophisticated.
Natigil ako sa pagkain ng ice cream nang pumasok ang isang lalaki dito sa coffee shop. Ngayon ko lang siya nakita at mukhang ngayon lang din siya makapunta dito or maybe he's here when I'm not.
"One Affogato." He raised his index fingers on the counter. He's quite handsome and cute pero mukhang mainitin ang ulo, hindi ko type.
Inalis ko ang tingin sa kaniya at binalik sa affogato na kinakain ko. I should eat this the before it melts. Mas masarap kainin 'to habang hindi pa masyadong melted.
