“Would you like to repeat the order again, ma’am?”
The emphasis on ‘again’ was not lost on her. But she chose to ignore it. It wasn’t his fault, really. After all, how could anyone drink six cups of black coffee in a span of two hours?
“No, thanks. The cheque, please.”
A smile lit up on the waiter’s face. This one wasn’t plastic for sure. And he scurried to the cash counter.
She sighed and looked at her watch.
Two hours. Well, she’d done her part. Nobody could say she hadn’t tried. One can only do so much, right?
She took her cell-phone and checked for new messages. None. Missed calls? None, again. Well, so much for living in the communication era.
The waiter brought her bill. She thrust her hand into her wallet and realized she didn’t have enough change. Well, to hell with it. I am not coming back here anyway, so what the heck, might as well go the whole nine yards.
And with that, she put a five hundred rupee note and uttered with as much nonchalance as she could muster.
“Keep the change.”
And she swept towards the café exit, leaving behind six empty cups of coffee, three empty water glasses, a three-hundred rupee tip and one bewildered waiter.
To Be Continued…
(Not to be taken seriously)
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May 19th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
hi shrikant,
I know i’m back after a long time.. I hadn’t disappeared i was here only..
Its nice to see ur new story.. waiting for the next part of this story.
Al the best..
keep writing and post the next part soon
Cheers!
Ira
May 20th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
good beginning…everything that has some strife in the start is worth sticking to….hope i won’t be let down
May 20th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Interesting.
She sounds witch like- or may be Harry Potter is catching up with my old age.
‘Glad to have you back.
SG.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:29 pm
@Ira:
Hey-lo, thanks for dropping by. How fare the kids?
@Nav:
You seem to be under a lotta strife these days… What happened?
@Pree:
Erm, I’ll leave you to read the next parts and form a more informed opinion…
Second part on its way…
Cheers!