He sat at the coffee shop, much like every morning, enjoying the little free time he got.
He checked his watch: 9.30, an hour of freedom and then back to the terrors of his servile corporate job.
The line moved forward, and it would soon be his turn to place his order with the cute barista: Cindy, with her comely smile and penchant to get his name right, he had grown quite attracted to her
He had been trying to muster up the courage to ask her out for a week now, but had never managed to until now, when it was finally his turn to place his order with Cynthia, she smiled at him and he felt a hush descend over the crowd, he was finally going to do it.
Just as he was about to utter the words, he heard a beep coming from his phone, a message had just arrived in his email mailbox, a message from his boss: Quickly get me a coffee and reach office in 5 mins.
He sighed, tomorrow, he thought to himself…
Word Count: 178
Prompts:
BrewNSpew Cafe Word of the Week “Servile”
Manic Mondays 3 Way Prompt “Hush”
Image Credit: https://www.the4ofus.co.uk/blog/2015/10/7/the-roasting-pimplicovictoria
Poor guy!
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I feel for him! 😦
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Me too 😦
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Hope he succeeds the next day
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Yes! 😀
He will!!
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I want to know what happens next day! 😀
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Will write it! 🙂
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Awwww…..poor guy! Lol
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I feel for him! 😦
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Reblogged this on BrewNSpew.
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Thank You! 😀
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Compelling tale and great take on the word servile!
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Thanks so much, Eugenia! 😀
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Darn, so close but so faraway.
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It’s agonizing!!
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Boss must have seen the picture of the cup of coffee. Looks delicious.
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Hahaha! 😉
Indeed! I was having coffee when I wrote this! 😀
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😂😂
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mmm…..coffee!! Ha ha! I know that was not the point of this post, but now I want some!
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Hope you had a nice cup! 😀
I was having one when I wrote it! 😉
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Yes! My brother sent me some Hawaiian coffee! It’s delicious!
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Lovely! 🙂
Cheers to a cuppa joe with you! 😀
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Cheers, friend!
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A great sense of nervousness, before the disappointment of the received message. I do hope he plucks up the courage again soon.
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I am sure he will do it! 😀
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