Between hot sips and direct questions
The cup of coffee slips from my hands, I am nervous and in expectation, today may be the day I find that special person, there are many in line and I remember I have to be concise and precise in my questions, I try to see them well but my glasses are fogging up from the hotness of my coffee, I blow and sip while some of them watch me, ummm how good is my coffee, its taste makes me lose concentration of what I came to do, I only have a few minutes to find someone that I like more than my coffee or at least that smells like a freshly brewed one. The first suitor approaches me, I better start talking, let's see.
_ Hi there, have you tasted your first coffee of the day? If so, who makes it, you or someone else?
He makes a gesture of discomfort with his mouth, he senses that I want to know if he lives alone and is independent or leaves the most important task of the morning to someone else.
He smiles and tells me:
_ I like my coffee hot and freshly brewed.
That's not a straight answer, I don't like people like that, I'll give him another chance, I lower my gaze taste my coffee and ask him again.
_ Do you like it strong and bitter or sweet and clear.
Let's see how his character is, he can't hesitate with this question, he only has two options. As he smiles he stares at me and says:
_ Strong in the morning, sweet in the evenings.😮
Oh my God!😅, the cup slips and time is running out, but his haughty attitude is starting to piss me off, I don't know whether to give him another chance or move on to the next in line, my coffee is getting cold.
This has been my participation to the STB Coffee Week 66 Notice, thank you very much.