Yesterday was a busy day I got home late. Mmm and Jessy were having lots of customers and a little bit of a chitchat. I went direct to change my work attaire and put on something comfort to work on. Jessica and I had uniforms that bare embroidered with the Cafe's name 'Anna's Cafe' when we first opened the cafe. Mom sewed them for us and theya are my favourite thing when I get to work in the kitchen. I walked right to the kitchen and find Jessy wearing the same thing I wore and we all just laugh out loud. These uniforms remind us of the struggle and shit we went through tobgetbyo fit in in New York City our Barista quit a week ago. We are still searching for a new professional Barista and another helper who would serve customers. My search got no positive answers since the week began and I had only one option left to call Nathan and Joseph. The first time I saw them I had a bad feeling that they are no good for the cafe. They looked too trained and discplined and ready for action any moment and the worst part is that they reminded me of Mark's men who were always in charge of Claire's safety. Ooh Clara! My other half, a best friend I once had and right now she a pain in my ass too. Did she have to be Mark's sister after all we went through to be best friends? Sometimes fate is too cruel than the world itself. After every five days Nathan and Joseph always shows up at our cafe and ask for part time vacancies a fact that freaked me out every time they showed up their smiley faces.
Our weekends are never free we are always busy so this Saturday day time went by and during night time when it reached closing time we closed, ate dinner and cleaned the place then I headed to my bedroom and took the two files I took from work Mrs. Patterson entrusted them to me to read them and give out a brief report on why there is a rise in lose and more falling profit lately in different diners they are investing in.
I took the file took Jessy's laptop and head out of the room, I pick a clean table and a chair and start working. While working I heard mom talking to Jessy about stuff I don't understand so I keep up with my work. After like an hour of reading and analyzing what I got from the files mom comes to where I am,
"Sweetheart aren't you going to bed"? she asked heading to the door.
"I'm wrapping up a piece of work here after I'm done I head straight to bed". I reply my eyes on the laptop. Someone knocked the door mom had to open to check it was. It was a man in sneakers and his fragrance filled the whole place. I close my eyes scared of the truth I was about to face I couldn't believe my nose if they were smelling the right fragrance, Mark's. He was in a maroon t-shirt and a skinny jeans.
"Mark?" Mom called out in shock. What? Mark, what is he doing here? It has being a year since we crossed our path. I stared at him with great terror in my eyes. Mark has been my big horror and fear. The fact that I can't get over him is too scary than any horror scene to come in my life.
"Anastasia I'm sorry to bother you at this hour. I need a few minutes with your daughter it's important" He pleads with a sore throat. What was wrong? He isn't someone who drinks over pain he drinks over joy. What made him drink? I know him inside out even with my eyes closed I know it when he is drank I know it when he is hurting and when he is in despair. Anf right now he was all of them.
"Make it quick I can't stand you in my cafe"
"Thanks Anna", he spoke gently. My heart was beating too fast. I was scared of what he had to say scared of how he is gonna ripe up my scarred wound again. I couldn't feel my legs and hands I felt numb with his presence. The room felt small and suffocating I couldn't breathe I had to close my eyes for a minute.
"I'm sorry", he whispers to me as he approaches pulling a chair next to me. What was he sorry for? He was freaking me out bad I couldn't open my eyes. I know how I missed his perfect handsome face still I couldn't master up the courage to look him in the eyes. It's better to freak out loud than freak out silently I was dying of frustration. I calmed my inside and searched for the right words to say while my eyes are still closed praying that this was all a dream and not reality.
"Cut to the chase if you don't mind Mr. Walker", I almost swallowed my own words after seeing how wet his long hair was. I got mad and stormed to my room. I had to get a dry towel for his hair.
"Lucy? Lucy come back", he called out to me.
"How many times did you throw up? Who throws up and drive?" I speak with my teeth gritted drying his hair with a towel.
"I was missing you..I-I can't stop missing you", my hands stopped moving as he mummers breathy. His words brought back the pain I have been dealing with for a year and it came in a piercing I felt it right through my whole fresh on my body it was too painful that I felt tears trailing my cheeks.
"Don't..don't scratch my wound any further just tell me why are you here?".
"I regret falling in love with you. I regret that I got to know you. I regret the fact that I keep coming back to you. When will I let you go? When will I get used to the fact that we can never be together? Lucy.... Lucy if I ask you to quit would you do that for me? I don't want to watch you fall in love with someone out there that's what worries me the most you falling for another man while I struggle to let you go". Is this all he came to say? I felt loosing myself I almost blacked out. How could he say that? I waited a whole year for him to come and give me a damn good reason why I was grounded, why all my shares were frozen along with my accounts here he is now asking me to quit a job I just got? What the hell is he saying?
"Why show up here if all you have for me is regrets?" I say with a sobbing tone. I didn't even know when I began crying.
"The woman knew you. Didn't you smell something fishy when she said you are her son's girlfriend? She will make it come true. She knows about our past and she will use you against me. Trust my words. Pamela isn't that innocent as her sweet face seems.
"How can you stoop so low Mr Walker? Your call attempt failed and now you're trying to brain wash me so that I would give up the job myself right? Why go through all this if you regret me being in your life?".
"Because I love you". He yells rising up from him chair. "I love you and I still do. Do you have a problem with that? It's my problembregrets are mine too so mind your own issues and I will mind mine but beware of Pamela". He slams the towel on the table and walk out. I almost
The next morning I woke with a puffy face. Mark made me loose myself again I let my guard down and there was nothing I could do to stop him. How dare he kiss me and leave me wanting more? Why can't I ever give up on him? Why is it always so hard to resist him when it comes to his lips? With him around I'm too fucked up I don't see anything but him. All that awful though brought tears to my face again and again mom came by to comfort meAround 9 am two guys show up one in black jeans and a brown t-shirt and the other in blue jeans and a black v collar t-shirt. I recognized the faces, it was Nathan and Joseph.
Joseph was in black jeans and Nathan was in blue jeans. Joseph's long face seemed unrest, it's like he was searching for danger around me and on the other hand Nathan's right hand was in his pocket it's like he was about to pull out something
"Hi, remember me"? Nathan began.
"Yeah I do, how are you Nathan"?
"I'm good. We thought how about we start working today", he said with amusement.
"How have you been Lucy", Joseph asked with a grin.
"I'm fine guys. Welcome to Anna's coffee shop and you can start working right away", I told them giving them a warm welcoming smile. The boys got to work and I asked mom to take a rest. She has been working too much lately which is not good for her health.
The day went by slowly and I didn't notice anything new. Maybe because I never pay attention to what is happening around me. During the evening I decided to chat with the boys to get to know them better.
Nathan said he lives with his father and a loving sister Daisy. They lost their mom last year. She died of blood cancer. Oh God may her soul rest in peace. Joseph said he was adopted when he was twelve with his father and mother with whom he lives with. They own a five-star hotel so they are kind of rich. He said working at places like this makes his mind relax that's why he came to work here. We talked about different things and when it was 5:30 pm I wondered what were we going to have for dinner. Joseph mentioned he is a good cook. Cooking is his passion so I sought why not test his cooking skills.
"Jose, I mean Joseph can you prepare us dinner? You said you love cooking so how about we have a special dinner together made by you"?, I tell him cupping my chin with my left hand with a smile on my face.
"You can call me Jose, and yeah I'm in. I will cook something for all of us", he said standing up and headed to the kitchen.
He grabbed a chicken in a fridge while Nathan chopped onions. I kept starring at them not understanding what they were preparing so I decided to head to my room and took Jessy's laptop. I open my document finished writing the report them transferred it into a flash.
Tomorrow is my second day at work. I'm planning on meeting other workers in the company. On Friday I didn't get a chance to meet or talk to anyone. I didn't go on lunch break. I had some cereals in my purse so I ate that and kept working. I was kind of shocked so I had to work hard to keep my job. I got a job without an interview. It's weird, it feels like life is trying to give me some fake hopes. I hope this doesn't end badly.
After I'm done I went back to the kitchen. Ooh God it was filled with a delicious smell. This means dinner was ready. I looked at my window phone it was 8 pm so we called mom and Jessy to join for dinner. There were burgers and chicken rolls on the table. I went to the fridge and grabbed some cokes for everyone. We all began eating and I can say Jose is truly a good cook. His food was something. It was delicious and tasty.
We ate chatting about different funny things which made mom smile, all she murmured every time we burst into laughter was, "kids", and then shakes her head. It felt like a warm home and happy family seeing everyone in a smile
At 9:00 Jose and Nathan left. We closed the door switched off the inside lights and went to bed. It was a good day. I met the new two wonderful people who felt like brothers to me. I ate a dinner prepared by a man, how wonderful. It was a really perfect Sunday. I don't know how my tomorrow will be like.