+Thursday,7:30am+
[Miya's Room]
The alarm rang loudly through the small cozy bedroom, trying to awake the sleepy girl lying in bed. The form of a petite girl was sleeping soundly beneath the pastel purple sheets, as an adorable grey furred pup slept beside her. They continued snoozing on as the alarm went off several times more. Trapped in the realm of dreams and deep slumber the alarm did little to bring back the dreaming maiden to reality.
A little later as the sun shone brighter in the sky beaming its bright warm rays onto the earth, showering the greenery and concrete with light, the sweet maiden still slept on. Only to have her comfortable slumber interrupted by the soft wet tongue of her pup, licking her face trying to wake it's beloved owner. The furry creature was tugged into a warm hug, immediately relaxing within the loving embrace of a caring owner. Kisses were planted on its head as words were mumbled sleepily.
Miya awoke and let go of her pup to sit up and stretch her arms and legs. "I slept well, what's the time..." she spoke softly, picking up her phone to check the time. As the screen lit up, it displayed the time '8:37am' to which she jumped out of bed immediately and ran for the bathroom. "I AM GONNA BE LATE!" screamed the teenage girl from the toilet as she washed her face. As she was brushing her teeth she ran back into her room to get dressed.
Clumsily fitting herself into her work uniform, she almost tripped and fell on her bottom at the cause of her tangled feet. After putting on her pants she ran back into the bathroom to finish freshening up. Soon after, Miya had gotten all her clothes on and ran out the door of her room. Only to run back into the room to grab her bag before leaving and slamming the door behind her.
Running down the flight of stairs and jumping the last few steps, Miya entered the kitchen to grab some food before she left. With a bright red apple in hand, she ran out the front door and onto the streets. "Only 8 minutes before work starts!" she thought to herself as she bolted for the train station a few blocks away.
+9:03am+
The chime of bells ring as the glass door swings open, an out of breath Miya steps into the cafe. She was extremely exhausted having ran all the way from the train station to the shop which would usually take a 20 minute travel. Huffing and puffing all the way to the staff room to deposit her bag, Miya had used too much energy just to get to work. She felt as though she might not last later into the day.
Walking out of the staff room, ready to start work by setting the tables only to find that Saki had already finished the job. Therefore, the only thing left for her to do was to wait for the customers to come in and take their orders. Being able to catch a breather certainly helped a lot, she caught Saki staring at her with those endless pools of emerald. But before Miya could speak, "I bet you weren't able to sleep last night and that is why you're late."spoke Saki with a smug. "I hate it when you're right." replied Miya with a scowl. The brunette chuckled heartily, before walking off in the direction of the couple that had just walked into the cafe.
While Saki was serving customers, Runa had told Miya that she would be on drink duty for the day. Right after, taking her station behind the counter-top where the drinks are made, Miya soon got the orders for two cups of coffee. During the making of the caffeine for the customers, her thoughts were reminiscing the night before. Being able to spend time having dinner together with the person she had been head over the heels for, was so wonderful. What felt like a few seconds in her mind were minutes that have passed and the cups of hot coffee were made and set on the counter for Saki to serve up to the lovely couple.
+1pm+
The ticking hands of the clock hung on the wall displaying the time passed to its observers, told that it was now noon and the lunch time crunch has arrived. With crowds of new customers having arrived means more drinks needed to be made and served. It was once again going to be another busy day for the hardworking employees of the Windy Comic Cafe. Everything was going smoothly since there were enough hands to serve up and take orders. The cashier was being managed by Runa, a newcomer and Saki were tasked with taking orders and serving drinks made by Miya while two male coworkers were in charge of serving the meals from the kitchen. The flow of the cafe was moving along without a hindrance even though plenty of customers came in during lunch time.
+5pm+
But as the day progressed, the kitchen and drink counter got exceedingly busier and the cafe was packed full with customers. Everyone worked swiftly and gracefully, ensuring that customers were happy and satisfied. Using nimble and skilled hands, Miya prepared one after another delectable and enticing beverage for consumers to enjoy. Watching the customers happily enjoying their drinks brought joy to Miya as she was the one that came up with the various blends and combinations of almost all the drinks on the menu, leaving only the coffee selection to be decided by Stellar.
Occasionally, Miya also made drinks for her coworkers and herself because thirst was a constant complication throughout the day for everyone. Likewise she and the serving staff also gets some snacks and meals from the kitchen staff during breaks. Even though sometimes she sneaks some food while on the job, with Saki joining in on the munching too. Eating on the job might be unhygienic but everyone always makes sure to wash at the sinks beside the drink counter before returning to their work. Nobody would like an oily and sticky hand serving their food now would they?
+9pm+
Near to closing time, the flow of customers had slowed down by heaps. Everyone finally got a chance to walk like a normal human instead of darting around like a humming bird. The remaining customers were chattering gleefully as they finished up their meals and refreshments. Besides that, the cafe kitchen was close for orders and only drinks were available for order, and Miya hoped that no one would place anymore orders because she was extremely tired. Having used so much energy earlier in the day has taken a toll on her at this time of the night.
Once the sign on the glass door was flipped to "Close", everyone was cleaning up the tables as Saki helped Miya wash and clean all the remaining dirty glasses and cups. Meanwhile, Runa had entered the kitchen to help out as the tables out front were all cleaned and left the newcomer to clean the windows. And once, Miya and Saki had finished cleaning and drying the glassware they helped with cleaning the fingerprinted windows.
+10pm+
An hour later, everything was clean and kept neatly, tables and chairs were arranged methodically and the lights were turned off. The cafe was locked and everyone said their good-nights before heading home. Miya and Saki got a ride home from Runa like they usually do, since it is not safe for two young girls to return home at this hour of the day. Although Runa does not live close to Miya or Saki she still takes them home because she wants her adorable juniors to be safe.
The last one to be dropped off was Miya, she bid her senior goodbye and goodnight before unlocking the door and entering her home. When the door was shut and locked, she removed her shoes and set them on the shoe rack before being greeted by the cheerful face of a happy pup. "I'm back, my little floof ball" said Miya sweetly as she patted the pooch's fluffy head. Tiredly she walked up to her room and closed the door before flopping down on her bed while the tiny doggy door squeaked as the grey pooch walked through it, following Miya into her bedroom.
The raven haired teenager got off her bed and into the shower to wash off all the sweat from work. After she got out of the shower she dried her hair and put on a new pair of underwear, shorts and a black t-shirt before doing anything else. Now that she was clean and refreshed she spun around the chair of her study desk and seated herself on it. Facing her desk, staring at the layed out paper before her thinking about how what should she do today before heading to bed. Figuring that drawing wont suffice today, she cleared out the blank paper before her and pulled out a few blank music sheets from the folder on her shelf instead.
For the next few hours Miya strummed on her creamy cocoa colored guitar through the late night, thanking her parents for allowing her to have a sound proof room. Without disturbing her neighbors, the beautiful and gentle sounds of a strumming guitar filled the small bedroom. A few musical moments passed and Miya was scratching down the newly born melody on the piece of blank music sheet and soon filling a few bars and rows, progress and creativity Miya loved so much.
A few hours into brainstorming and picking, three soft knocks and the bed room door creaked open which alerted Miya to the presence of her family returning home. She turned around to find her mother looking at her with a heartwarming smile. Miya got up and walked over to her mother, gave her a hug and welcomed her home. A gruff voice calling from below told Miya that her dad needed help which the two then made their way down the flight of stairs.
Her parents have returned from closing up their own small restaurant which serves curry, a family recipe. Starting work from five in the afternoon till late midnight, they always return home exhausted and stressed so Miya tries to do what she can to help them relax. After helping her dad, they sat in the living room chatting about the events which occurred today .They laughed and chattered as minutes pass by, soon Miya was told to go to bed as it was already two in the morning and she had work early tomorrow. Telling her tired parents goodnight before she retired to bed for the night, need the energy for another early day tomorrow.
Lying in bed trying to fall asleep, Miya knew that she would be late for work again tomorrow.
Author's Note:
I wanted to make this chapter a look into Miya's life working at the Cafe.
Also added on what she does when she returns home and some information on her family.
Hopefully this chapter was not boring and was enjoyable.
A lighthearted fic from a lighthearted writer. Thanks for reading :)
With that,
It's windy, lovely.
