Kamicrazy Coffee
( @viindauga )
Capable held her phone beneath the counter, eyes flickering across the small screen. She had two missed calls and three text messages from him. She frowned deeply, shooting a quick text to him in regards to what time she was ending her shift, how she was getting home, how much money she’d made and confirming what she was bringing home to him. Again. For the third time time in the last six hours since she’d spoken to him on the phone. She jammed her phone back in her pocket, glancing up to see if anyone had seen her. One coworker was giving her an eye, but Capable was quick to take up a towel and step out into the cafe area to wipe down tables.
She moved quickly through the dining room, finishing her task quicker than she’d have liked. Soon there would be a small rush, people getting out from work late, trying to get a top up before making their way home in the dark. He hated it when she worked at night, thus she was always the first jump at a late shift like this.
She moved back to the coffee counter and then into the back to stock up the glass cabinet out front. The last few fresh pastries had just come out and she was gathering them onto a tray when she’d heard the jingle of the bell, alerting them to the front door opening. Another girl was quick to burst from the kitchen, eager to possibly make a tip. Capable continued loading her tray, taking her time before backing out of the kitchen herself.
The girl at the counter was jabbering, her voice holding a clear level of nervousness. Capable moved to the glass cabinet, bending down to look through it to see just who was giving the girl her nerves.
She stopped, muffin in hand, staring at young man who was ordering a black coffee at the counter. She recognized him immediately, though she wasn’t sure of his name. He was tall, dwarfing the girls in the cafe, and with his shaved head and scarified face and chest, he was frightening to those who didn’t know him. Truthfully, Capable didn’t know him, either. She’d only seen him a few times, usually with another boy with a torn up face. She and her sisters weren’t allowed to talk to these boys, his boys. She wasn’t sure if she wanted to talk to any of them, really. She knew they drove alongside him, worshiping him. Was that anyone she wanted to know, anyway? How much did his boys know about him anyway? Did they know the things he did to her? Her sisters? What if they did? ... What if they didn’t?
She stared at him and forced herself to finish packing the cabinet. She slid out her phone, checking the time. She still had an hour and a half left of work. There was no way he’d still be around by the time she was off. She moved to clean something, wipe something down, to busy herself, while keeping an eye on him. She wanted to keep him in her sight for now, while there wasn’t anyone around. People would trickle in soon, but until then, she’d be wary and watch him from afar, the curiosity almost a shining light in her eyes.









