*phone ringing a little too loud*
"Instant Coffee Fix, how may I help you?"
"Um..Hi. I need a Cappuccino and a cranberry bagel, please"
"Cappuccino and ...cranberry bagel. Anything else?"
"Uh..no"
"Address?"
"It's apartment 303 Eva Heights, 4th Avenue"
"Oka-Wait, isn't that where Billius Shaw lived?"
"Who's Billius Shaw?"
"......."
"Hello?"
"You don't know about Billius Shaw?"
"Uh...no. I just moved here"
"Everyone knows Billius Shaw!"
"I don't!"
"Well. You're ordering coffee over the phone, so I guess you do live under a rock"
"I'm still unpacking, give me a break!"
"All the more reason to walk a block and get the best coffee on the planet"
"Are they paying you to advertise the coffee to call-in customers?"
"Nope. I'm just being honest here"
"Okay. Whatever. Just-can I get the coffee?"
"And the bagel?"
"And the bagel"
"A cranberry one?"
"Yes, goddamnit! A cranberry one"
"You got it"
"Well. Thank you"
"No problem. I live to cater to the needs of deprived little people who rarely get the privilege to see the going-ons in this vast, happening world of ours"
"......."
"Wow. You're really annoying"
"It enhances a little every day"
"I don't doubt it"
"You shouldn't"
"Is the coffee coming?"
"Yep. With the cranberry bagel"
"Okay. Thanks"
"No problem. I really do live to cater to the needs of-"
"GoodBYE"
*~DIAL TONE~*
PICTURE AT THE TOP IS A CRANBERRY BAGEL
YOU ARE READING
Our Little Thing
Short StorySometimes the best stories start with a coffee and a weird flavoured bagel....ordered over the phone.
