This was my first opening day at my tea cafe called Leah's teas, the inside had white walls and in the right corner a cork board to post annual tea events monthly. It had a picture window looking out to the street to see people On there way to work in the chicago high rises.
Jim and sherry were on there way to train on the different types of loose leave tea and how to use the automatic teapot made by steeper.
Latoya and April were going to train in the afternoon.
Lilly with a round face and dark brown skin in a business suite came up to the counter
" want a large cup of oolong with a dash of honey , hold the milk ,
* yikes demanding much " I thought
Gave the large cup of steaming hot tea to Lilly
The morning rush came letting cold in and making the floor a mess of snow and slush.
Sherry arrived
" I am ready to start my training I plan to become the zen tea maker and omm and float in the air
Sherry joked.
I laughed and took a round metal tin with a colored label around it, I lifted the lid and had sherry smell the pineapple orange aroma
" this how we sell steepers loose leave tea to customers to take home , a customer can buy a large airtight with there tea in it for $50 the tin even is battery operated to keep the tea at a proper temperature and is good for 5 years., each new customer gets a small electric tea maker for free with any purchase of steepers loose leave tea.
Jim walked in he had this strange demeanor about him.
Jim joined us for training and Latoya and April.
We finished training and the day flew by.
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A steep most deadly
Short StoryLeah's opening a tea shop in the heart of downtown chicago, in the dead of winter. Everything goes as planned until dead bodies start turning up. Can Leah and Sherrie catch the killer before they are steeped? This story is not exclusive to...
