A Leaky Eil Rig
Chapter 2: Reality kicks in
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The leaves were all cleared up into various bin bags and disposed of appropriately. Mordecai and Rigby managed to complete this task more quickly than they had thought. Perhaps that hairdryer they used to blow all the leaves into the bags might have had something to do with it. Giving each other a high five for a job well done, the pair put the rakes into the tool shed they took it from and decided to go to the café for a break…just as a huge pile of leaves fell from a tree behind them.
An arm mysteriously emerged from the pile but Rigby and Mordecai took no notice and went into the café, where Eileen was serving an unidentified customer. 'Here you go,' she said to him, trying to fake a smile. She was not very good at doing that. Mordecai did not notice this, instead sweeping his eyes around the room to witness whether or not Margaret was present. However, Rigby did notice the untrue smile. For some reason, it made him feel uncomfortable on the inside and gave him a concerned look on the outside but decided not to comment about it. When it was their turn to be served, Eileen suddenly perked up. 'Hi guys, what can I get you?' she enquired. 'Two coffees please,' Mordecai requested. 'Sure. Coming right up!' Eileen answered. When the drinks were prepared and given to them, she said: 'There you go!' Rigby couldn't help but notice at this point that the smile Eileen was presenting appeared more genuine than had been given to the last customer. This made Rigby subconsciously smile as well. Mordecai said nothing more to her but Rigby stated: 'Thanks, Eileen.' Eileen blushed just a little at this. 'Uh…you're welcome,' she hesitantly replied.
As the two sat down to consume their coffee, Eileen decided that she had had just about enough of waiting. She walked away from the counter and marched over to their table, almost knocking down two guests in the process. 'Rigby?' she asked him. Rigby emitted an inquisitive 'mmm'. Eileen clenched her fists, opened her mouth to speak and…nothing came out. She just couldn't bring herself to say it. 'Would you like to…' she started before stopping suddenly. Rigby just stared at her with a curious expression upon his face. For a moment, Eileen stared back at him, completely lost for words, losing her way in his face. Suddenly, reality kicked in again. 'Would you like to have another coffee?' Eileen awkwardly finished. The curiosity dropped from Rigby's face. He replied: 'Uh…no thanks…' and no more.
Disappointed and quietly frustrated with herself for not trying hard enough, Eileen silently walked away and went back to serving customers. 'Well, I wonder what that was all about,' Mordecai stated. 'I don't know,' Rigby scowled, 'but she is just weird.' He suddenly had second thoughts about what it was he just said. Did he really mean what he just said? Did Eileen overhear it? Would she feel bad for that? This, in turn, made Rigby feel bad himself. Previously, he had never given a second thought for Eileen like this, so why was he now? He wondered what sort of effect could it have on her psychology or psychopathy or whatever it was supposed to be called. He took a sip of the coffee and nearly jumped out of his seat at how hot it was. 'Jeez,' Mordecai teased, 'I would have thought that somebody full of so much hot air would be able to take a hot coffee.' An annoyed Rigby shouted back to him: 'Shut up!' Mordecai chuckled briefly before proceeding to drink his coffee.
'Now, back to Eileen,' Rigby thought. 'Wait, what?'