Every Thursday from then on Lena would spend the day waiting for Kara to come in for whatever crazy coffee combination she had come up with that week. The time always varied, some weeks she would see her during the early morning rush, just having enough time to exchange a smile as she took her order. Other times she would come in in the evening, giving the two of them time to chat whilst Lena makes up her coffee to go, taking the time to doodle a little cartoon on the cup. Most weeks she would come in during the lunch time rush. Most the time Kara would find a table to sit and scribble in her notebook, causing Lena to get distracted from the mundane tasks that come with owning a coffee shop, doing inventory or cleaning the machines.
Today was Thursday. March 29th. The day ticked by, many of Lena's regular customers came and went, there were quite a few new faces too. She was in a good mood because she had finally had the opportunity to use the sign language she'd learnt when a deaf customer had come in. He had been shy at first, simply handing over a piece of note paper with his coffee order on. She had signed to him asking if there was anything else she could get for him. When he saw this, a grin formed on his face and he asked if the blueberry muffins were gluten free. They weren't, but Lena told him that they had some gluten free flapjacks. The man left with coffee and a flapjack, promising that he would be back tomorrow, thanking her as he did so.
Morning rolled into afternoon and as the evening crowd began to move out and Lena began to prepare to close the shop she wondered what had become of Kara, she normally would have been here by now. All the other customers had cleared out, it was now 8pm, closing time, and Kara still hadn't shown. Checking her watch every few minutes Lena sat on the counter, waiting just a few extra minutes in case Kara was just running late. Eventually at 8:20pm Lena decided that she had to give up, she still needed to lock up and get home. Sighing she turned off the lights, maybe Kara would be back next Thursday.
One by one the weeks flickered past. Each Thursday Lena kept an eye out for Kara in the hope that she would reappear. Thursday after Thursday went past, each one ended with Lena keeping the shop open just 10 extra minutes. Each week she was disappointed as the bubbly blonde women wouldn't show.