Chapter '2', hope you like this and how she meets the characters/ how Maya is developing. Enjoy!
3 weeks later…
Maya Black stood in front of Jitters, a café just a block or two away from the apartment she'd rented in this fancy building- she was lucky the League had money that she'd transferred to that card.
She was here to attempt to get a job, though she had her worries that the cards and documents wouldn't work, but she'd seen a sign in the window saying they needed waitresses.
Maya pushed open the door and was immediately hit by the warmth and smell of coffee beans, she smiled to herself before walking over to the bar, they was a dark skinned girl with a pretty face and dark hair standing behind the cashier.
"Hi," Maya smiled, "I'm here for the job interview?"
"Sounds like a question," the girl laughed, "sure, I'll go get the manager."
Looked around the coffee shop, taking notice of a boy in the corner with his laptop and a coffee, he looked up as if sensing her and she smiled at him, the boy's cheeks flushed and he looked away. He's cute, Maya thought.
5 minutes later the girl emerged again, she grimaced, "Well she's on a call so she wasn't happy, but she wrote on this scrap of paper and told me to do it- she's not that patient."
Maya nodded, hiding her smile- she liked this girl.
"I'm Iris," Iris smiled holding her hand out, "I've been working here a few
months, but I'm not sure whys she really trusted me with an interview… I don't know what to do…"
"Well I'm Maya Bl-," Maya stopped herself abruptly, "Robinson, new in town."
"Well it's nice to meet you, Maya," Iris grinned, "now follow me for your interview! You have got your papers and ID, right?"
"Yup," Maya nodded, she heard Iris shout for some girl to take her shift before they walked into a room behind to bar.
Maya emerged 30 minutes later feeling in between happy, confused and alarmed. She turned as Iris shut the door behind her.
"Okay so, Maya, you're all set, I think this job will be great for you and I personally can't wait to see you more, I'm gonna go run this all by my employer, see what she thinks but you should be set," Iris beamed, "Today's Tuesday so come back Thursday and I'll tell you the result, oh but be here around elevenish and wear something black in case you do get the job, because if you do you'll be on your shift…"
Maya laughed before waving, "See you soon, Iris."
On her way out, Maya noticed that the cute boy was gone, she frowned but walked out, and shuddering as the cold air hit her like a ton of bricks.
As she was walking down the street, she saw a closed off area with a small crowd, she let curiosity take over and wandered over; behind yellow tape was a crime scene, and on the floor looking through evidence was non-other that coffee boy himself.
He looked up to talk to the man next him when he saw Maya, he blushed again and his mouth starting opening and closing like a fish's. Maya laughed and shook her head, she watched as the boy recomposed himself and reported to the man.
5 minutes later the crowd started to clear and Maya drifted off with it, as she wandered back towards her apartment she heard heavy footsteps behind her, she turned to see coffee boy approach.
"Hey," he said, slowing to a walk next to her.
"Hi," Maya smiled, "you are the boy from Jitters, right?"
"That's me," he replied before holding his hand out, "I'm Barry Allen."
Maya chuckled, how ironic, just what she didn't need: a boy and another acquaintance, "Maya Robinson. Nice to meet you, coffee boy."
"Coffee boy?" Barry asked, his voice amused, "is that what I'm called now?"
"Don't flatter yourself," Maya snorted, "I only met you five minutes ago."
"Aha," Barry smirked, "but we met in Jitters half an hour ago, so what should I call you?"
"I don't know, isn't it a bit early for nicknames?"
"Yeah, you're right, we should probably save that for our next encounter."
"Well aren't you forward," Maya snorted.
Barry blushed again, "I'm not usually, you can ask my friend Iris, she-."
"Iris? The one who works at Jitters?" Barry nodded, Maya grinned, "I know her, she might have got me a job. Oh, and I like Espresso's, if you're looking for a name."
"Espresso it is," Barry smirked.
Maya shook her head with a laugh, "Well this is my stop; I'll see you around, Coffee Boy."
"Where will I meet you again?" Barry asked.
"I'm in Jitters on Thursday," Maya replied as she turned to go into the posh looking building.
"See you then, Espresso," Barry smiled.
"It's a date."
She let the door swing shut before Barry could protest.
Thursday…
Maya woke to the annoying sound of her alarm, she groaned but hauled herself out of her bed, the apartment in the fancy building was as fancy as she expected.
It was already furnished with expensive sofas, tables and cupboards, no wonder it cost so much. Maya had already gotten new clothes to fill her wardrobe, groceries and bought all the necessaries despite only being there 3 weeks.
Maya quickly changed into a knee length black dress that clung to her like a second skin and with sleeves that reached her elbows. She tamed her wild hair and brushed her teeth before slipping on her long burgundy parka and black boots, grabbing her phone and wallet then slipped out, locking the door behind her.
The small silver key was embossed with the black numbers 7B and was attached to a hook for with other keys for her mail, the windows, her motorcycle and another for her parent's house… though she hadn't been in 5 years. There were 8 floors in the building, each with 10 rooms per floor, the number for the floor then the letter for the room. Maya was near the staircase so hadn't to go far to reach the stairs.
Maya walked into the main lobby of the hotel-like apartment block, she smiled at the receptionist and pushed the doors open and walked into the crisp morning.
As Maya started walking down she took notice of a black figure sliding down an ally and into the shadows. She shook her head and carried on, arriving at Jitters 15 minutes later, she pushed open the door and let the feeling of warmth and coffee beans slam into her.
"Maya!"
Maya turned and saw Iris grinning at her, Maya waved and walked over to the girl, "Hey, Iris."
Iris pulled Maya behind the desk, "Okay, here's a pad, a pen and your uniform-apron-thing. Go serve. Oh, and you got the job."
May snorted before tying on the apron, grabbing the pen and paper and walking away, she first approached a dark skinned man sitting in the orange chairs with a mousy haired boy.
The man looked up and Maya smiled, "Hi, you wanna order anything?"
"That'd be nice, I'll have a coffee please," the man said, he cleared his throat and the other boy looked up from his laptop.
"Err, me too, please," the boy then looked at Maya and grinned, she remembered the face and grinned back.
"Coming right up," Maya grinned as she wrote the order down and walked back to the bar, she stopped next to Iris and smiled.
"Why are you smiling?" Iris asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Something the boy over there said," Maya inquired, nodding her head towards Barry.
"Barry? He's my best friend," Iris shrugged, "and the man with him is my dad."
"Oh. Um, they want-."
"Two coffees," Iris nodded, taking the paper and pushing it down on a spike before starting the coffees.
"I think this is the start to a beautiful friendship," Maya smirked as she looked at Iris, the girl laughed and nodded her head.
"My thoughts exactly."
This chapter has been rewritten so I hope you like the new one (my old readers) and to anyone who's just started reading this: I hope you like it!