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A POV

I was up and dressed before either of the other two had even woken up. Nice early start to a beautiful morning! I was on the early shift today. I preferred the morning shift. It's when the regulars came in. Steve from the office across the street. Emily from one of the clothing stores a block away, Susanne the little old lady who always had a tea and a slice of cake every Monday morning. It's the people who make the job interesting. I always make bets on what somebody is going to order. Someone's drink preferences can really tell you a lot about somebody. Steamed or frothed milk, flavoured syrups or plain, milk or no milk. So many different things for so many different reasons. Sometimes I enjoy just watching the people. Are they with friends? A date? Sat in doing work or a to go cup so they can run to it. It was always interesting In a coffee shop.

I grabbed my backpack and my headphones to make the journey to work. Its only a few blocks away so it doesn't take too long to get to and because it's a nice summers morning I think I'll ride my bike in. I keep my bike locked downstairs in the car park, I don't trust it anywhere else and Rosalie won't let me keep it in the flat. It's a dainty little bike with a basket on the front and some fake flowers that I weaved in to it. It was cute. Headphones in a start making my way to work.

The roads were quiet this time of the morning. We lived in the city but not so far in that it was all hustle and bustle. The sun was beaming down and there were few clouds in the sky, the pink blending with the blue making a beautiful sunrise. My favourite time of the morning. The ride was peaceful with my music in my ears. The coffee shop has a few bike stands outside, I chain mine up against it and get my key to open up the store. It was a small store. A few tables and chairs inside with a counter full of cakes and muffins. It wasn't some big Starbucks but a dainty little shop in the middle of the city. It was definitely the place for me. I open up and chuck my things down out back. First thing is to set up the counter. Money in the till, cakes out in to the display cabinet from out back, make sure there's enough clean cups, plates and take away cups. Since the sun is out I decide to put out the exterior tables and chairs. I grab some plant pots with fake cacti in to decorate the tables along with a few menus. With the shop all set up I decide to make myself a small latte. The store doesn't officially open for a good hour so I sit back on the sofa to relax. That is until the drilling starts. Next door they're building a new lunch time type café. Grab your pre-made sandwich and go type places. Sounds nice but the building work has been going on for ages and has affected business because of the noise and mess.

'Morning'

'Good morning!'

Simona had come in for her shift this morning. Being a small store it only needed two of us to open up. She was a part time worker here because she attended the college, same as Bella once did. Her degree was in music and she was really good at it! Sometimes on a Sunday afternoon she'd play some music on her guitar for the customers. It was soothing. Another one of the perks of the job I guess! She went about cleaning the tables and moping the floor. Opening time was in 20 minutes and no doubt we'd have a hoard of builders come in for a quick coffee. God knows what time they started this morning.

The day went smoothly, the usuals came in, the builders, the business men and women, the group of friends on a shopping date, a father and a daughter. A new story everyday. Even the street today was more interesting, every was gossiping today about how two black cars came racing down the street, not caring about pedestrians or even the rules of the road. It was crazy, god knows what they were doing or who was even driving the cars.

It was about 7pm, I was meant to leave a few hours ago but got carried away and with a rush towards the end I thought I'd just stay and help out. It was summer so it was still light out. Tables and chairs back away, cakes and muffins put out back in the kitchen, pot plants and menus put away and last batch of washing in the dish washer. Simona had gone home a few hours ago, she only worked a few hours a day so she could fit in classes and time to practise her guitar. Terry had come along for the afternoon shift. He was a nice guy with a neatly trimmed and styled moustache and beard, his hair was often slicked back and he always wears jeans with suspenders. It was a cool look, different. Me and him were the only full time workers at the shop, the others were part time. Terry's boyfriend is the owner of the shop so him and Terry are here often even if they aren't working and he was cool with me staying a few extra hours even though he insisted I had done enough for the day.

Door all locked up I said my goodbyes to Terry and unlocked my chained up bike, hopped on and started riding away. Next thing I hear a pop and I skid off of my bike and on to the floor.

'Shit' I mumble to myself.

My elbow and knee all scratched up from the fall. Not too painful but still stings. I check my bike to see if it's okay, seems fine. I stand it up to get back on to look down and see nails on the floor. Nails from the building site. Can you say health and safety hazard. Looks like the nail popped my wheel and made me fall off. I wonder if Rosalie can fix the puncture. I'm tired from the days work, my joints now hurt and I have a bike with a puncture to push home, not a great end to the day but at least it's still sunny! After a few paces I decide I'm too tired and give Rosalie a call to see if she can pick me up, usually I would call Bella as she's the more sympathetic type but I know she's working late tonight so I won't bother her.

'Hello?' a half asleep Rosalie answers.

' Rosalie, its Alice, would you be able to come pick me up from work?'

' I thought you rode your bike in?'

' The shop next door has building work going on and some idiot left nails lying about on the sidewalk and my wheel popped and I have no effort to push my bike home.'

' okay, gimme 5 minutes'

'Thank you!'

That girl is always tired. She needs more fruit in her diet. I decide to slowly trace my steps back to the front of the shop and sit down on the front step until she arrives. I decide to put my headphones back in watch the world go by.

10 minutes go by and Rosalie still hasn't arrived. If that girl has fallen back asleep I swear down I will kill her. Just that second my phone starts to ring. Rosalie.

'This isn't funny.' She says slightly aggressively. I just asked if she could pick me up I didn't think it was that big of a deal.

' I'm sorry to disturb your slumber but I don't think you realise how heavy this bike actually is to push-'

' Not that! Now where is it?'

' My bike? Well it's with me-'

' Not your bike! My car, where is it.'

' Well it's wherever you parked it last.'

' This isn't funny Alice where have you and Bella moved my car!'

' we haven't moved your car? I've been at work all day.'

' Well someone has because it's not here!'

' what do you mean it's not there!?'

' It's gone Alice!...I think is been stolen…'

'Shit.'