Author's notes: – Kate, Kyle's sister, worked at Pia's shop; Pia's shop was located on the first level of Pia's house; which was a two unit apartment…more like a duplex home –
LOST & FOUND
Ch.3 – The Branch
Utt became anticipated about the girl in the picture. He seemed so interested in finding her, but he had more important things to do than find someone who he totally didn't know. His friend's exaggeration got him thinking about the girl in the picture the rest of the night.
"It won't kill me if I try to find the owner of the picture right?" Utt asked himself and wondered in a confusing manner. Soon after asking himself confusing questions, Utt fell asleep with the mysterious girl in his head, and when he woke up, he jumped into the shower and got dressed for work, went to the studio, and filmed his MTV shows.
Pia banged on Kyle's apartment door like she had done the other morning. Kyle's little sister, Kate, opened the door; all dressed ready to work at the shop.
"Morning!" Kate greeted Pia with an early morning smile. She wore a pink shirt to match her adorable smile and she had already put on her "PULP" custom-made apron.
"Hey! Great you're ready…uh…is your sister still sleeping?" asked Pia joyously. Kate's optimism and cheerfulness always made Pia smile whenever she felt down or grumpy. She was such a sweet and hard working girl. Pia had always wished for a little sister, and what she got was nothing, but thank God that she has a good friend named, Kyle who's willing to share her sister with Pia.
"Yeah, I can wake her up if you want." Kate eagerly wanted to wake and annoy her biological sister.
"Nah, uh can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, no problem!"
"Can your sister run the store again? I'm gonna take a leave and try to get a vacant space at the galleria. I'm thinking about branching out."
"Oh really? That's a great idea! Anyway, I won't forget to tell my sister, but make sure that you won't forget me when you're looking for a manager to run the branch at the galleria okay?"
"Sure!"
"I'm just playing, but if you're gonna look for a person who can handle business, I'm here!"
"Of course!" Pia gave a chuckle and ran down the stairs. Kate followed her down the main hall stairs and opened the teashop. A few people were already waiting outside, ready to get their morning regulars. Some customers greeted Pia as she headed out the door, and Pia gladly greeted them in reply.
Pia arrived at the Galleria just in time. She rushed to the main office and asked if there were any vacant spaces left for rent.
"Hi! Can I help you?" asked the receptionist.
"Yeah, I'd like to talk to someone who can assist me with more information about renting one of the shops in galleria." Pia inquired.
"Sure, right this way."
Pia followed the receptionist into the long and empty hallway. After several doors, they came to a stop and the receptionist opened the door to the renting office.
She left the small room with ease and a smile. Pia got a site. Then all she needed was to set up her new branch, and some good employees.
Pia got escorted to her location at the galleria. It was on the first floor, near the stage where most shows and events were put up. Since her shop was an actual café, her location was very close to the food court. There was no time to waste. Pia put up a huge "Wanted" sign while she called and asked her creative friend, Pixie, to help her design the new shop.
While Pia was waiting, a few people came in to ask about the job and its requirements.
Pixie came in with her big bag of art supplies and a big smile.
"Hey…Nice location you got here." Pixie looked at the vacant area around her. Everything was white and plain; it almost made her eyes go all white as well. As soon as she finished scanning the area, her creative mind started to work, and ideas started rushing to her head.
"Yeah, I think so too. So any ideas yet? I thought that we could make it somewhat similar to my original shop, but give it a little tweak. You get the picture?" said Pia with a creative and sophisticated expression, hoping that her description would be enough to put a picture in Pixie's creative head.
"Of course! I always get the picture!" Pixie jumped in delight, all ready to work.
Pia and Pixie spent the day interviewing people and designing the new shop.
Finally, Pia and Pixie agreed on the designs. The floors were going to be tiles of different summer colors. The walls were going to have different shades for each side, all the colors resembling the hint of the tiles. Colorful paintings, and black and white city snap shots were going to be hung up on the walls giving the new branch the same old touch as the original teashop. Furniture was easy to get, and she exactly knew where to get them. Pia wrote up a reminder for herself, "Look at the Ikea catalog." It was time for shopping and design!
Pia had no hard time recruiting employees, because there were a lot of students in need of work, and a lot of window shoppers who wanted a job at the galleria. By the end of the day Pia had most of her workers, except her manager; which of course as she promised was going to be Kate.
Pia came home and announced to Kate that she was the new manager of the new branch. Kate thanked Pia and hugged her as tight as she could.
"This is awesome! Thanks so much Pia!" Kate really showed her appreciation and determination for the spot and Pia had assurance that Kate would be a splendid manager
By a week and a half's time the shop was furnished inside and out. The design Pixie and Pia worked had planned worked out great. The teashop looked wonderful inside out. Pia had a shopping spree at Ikea; she bought all the necessary furniture to make her teashop welcoming and cozy. All equipment for making coffees, teas and sorts of drinks were installed. A light copper plate had the words "PULP" engraved on it. The glass windows facing the inner part of the mall were clear and unstained. And so, the only thing the shop was missing was its customers.
It was a Saturday afternoon and Pia, Pixie, Kyle, and Kate opened the new branch. They had put up a banner that read,
"GRAND OPENING of PULP! Free chocolate croissant with purchase of any cold or hot drink!"
Pia, Kyle, Pixie and Kate put up a toast as they wished the best of luck for the newly opened branch. The sound of four wine glasses toasting and the laughing voices of girls were heard from the outside of the teashop.
Pia screamed and proposed a brand new toast, "Here's to the brand new pulp!"
And all the girls screamed, "Bottoms up!"
LOST & FOUND
Ch.3 – The Branch
Utt became anticipated about the girl in the picture. He seemed so interested in finding her, but he had more important things to do than find someone who he totally didn't know. His friend's exaggeration got him thinking about the girl in the picture the rest of the night.
"It won't kill me if I try to find the owner of the picture right?" Utt asked himself and wondered in a confusing manner. Soon after asking himself confusing questions, Utt fell asleep with the mysterious girl in his head, and when he woke up, he jumped into the shower and got dressed for work, went to the studio, and filmed his MTV shows.
Pia banged on Kyle's apartment door like she had done the other morning. Kyle's little sister, Kate, opened the door; all dressed ready to work at the shop.
"Morning!" Kate greeted Pia with an early morning smile. She wore a pink shirt to match her adorable smile and she had already put on her "PULP" custom-made apron.
"Hey! Great you're ready…uh…is your sister still sleeping?" asked Pia joyously. Kate's optimism and cheerfulness always made Pia smile whenever she felt down or grumpy. She was such a sweet and hard working girl. Pia had always wished for a little sister, and what she got was nothing, but thank God that she has a good friend named, Kyle who's willing to share her sister with Pia.
"Yeah, I can wake her up if you want." Kate eagerly wanted to wake and annoy her biological sister.
"Nah, uh can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, no problem!"
"Can your sister run the store again? I'm gonna take a leave and try to get a vacant space at the galleria. I'm thinking about branching out."
"Oh really? That's a great idea! Anyway, I won't forget to tell my sister, but make sure that you won't forget me when you're looking for a manager to run the branch at the galleria okay?"
"Sure!"
"I'm just playing, but if you're gonna look for a person who can handle business, I'm here!"
"Of course!" Pia gave a chuckle and ran down the stairs. Kate followed her down the main hall stairs and opened the teashop. A few people were already waiting outside, ready to get their morning regulars. Some customers greeted Pia as she headed out the door, and Pia gladly greeted them in reply.
Pia arrived at the Galleria just in time. She rushed to the main office and asked if there were any vacant spaces left for rent.
"Hi! Can I help you?" asked the receptionist.
"Yeah, I'd like to talk to someone who can assist me with more information about renting one of the shops in galleria." Pia inquired.
"Sure, right this way."
Pia followed the receptionist into the long and empty hallway. After several doors, they came to a stop and the receptionist opened the door to the renting office.
She left the small room with ease and a smile. Pia got a site. Then all she needed was to set up her new branch, and some good employees.
Pia got escorted to her location at the galleria. It was on the first floor, near the stage where most shows and events were put up. Since her shop was an actual café, her location was very close to the food court. There was no time to waste. Pia put up a huge "Wanted" sign while she called and asked her creative friend, Pixie, to help her design the new shop.
While Pia was waiting, a few people came in to ask about the job and its requirements.
Pixie came in with her big bag of art supplies and a big smile.
"Hey…Nice location you got here." Pixie looked at the vacant area around her. Everything was white and plain; it almost made her eyes go all white as well. As soon as she finished scanning the area, her creative mind started to work, and ideas started rushing to her head.
"Yeah, I think so too. So any ideas yet? I thought that we could make it somewhat similar to my original shop, but give it a little tweak. You get the picture?" said Pia with a creative and sophisticated expression, hoping that her description would be enough to put a picture in Pixie's creative head.
"Of course! I always get the picture!" Pixie jumped in delight, all ready to work.
Pia and Pixie spent the day interviewing people and designing the new shop.
Finally, Pia and Pixie agreed on the designs. The floors were going to be tiles of different summer colors. The walls were going to have different shades for each side, all the colors resembling the hint of the tiles. Colorful paintings, and black and white city snap shots were going to be hung up on the walls giving the new branch the same old touch as the original teashop. Furniture was easy to get, and she exactly knew where to get them. Pia wrote up a reminder for herself, "Look at the Ikea catalog." It was time for shopping and design!
Pia had no hard time recruiting employees, because there were a lot of students in need of work, and a lot of window shoppers who wanted a job at the galleria. By the end of the day Pia had most of her workers, except her manager; which of course as she promised was going to be Kate.
Pia came home and announced to Kate that she was the new manager of the new branch. Kate thanked Pia and hugged her as tight as she could.
"This is awesome! Thanks so much Pia!" Kate really showed her appreciation and determination for the spot and Pia had assurance that Kate would be a splendid manager
By a week and a half's time the shop was furnished inside and out. The design Pixie and Pia worked had planned worked out great. The teashop looked wonderful inside out. Pia had a shopping spree at Ikea; she bought all the necessary furniture to make her teashop welcoming and cozy. All equipment for making coffees, teas and sorts of drinks were installed. A light copper plate had the words "PULP" engraved on it. The glass windows facing the inner part of the mall were clear and unstained. And so, the only thing the shop was missing was its customers.
It was a Saturday afternoon and Pia, Pixie, Kyle, and Kate opened the new branch. They had put up a banner that read,
"GRAND OPENING of PULP! Free chocolate croissant with purchase of any cold or hot drink!"
Pia, Kyle, Pixie and Kate put up a toast as they wished the best of luck for the newly opened branch. The sound of four wine glasses toasting and the laughing voices of girls were heard from the outside of the teashop.
Pia screamed and proposed a brand new toast, "Here's to the brand new pulp!"
And all the girls screamed, "Bottoms up!"