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Rainy days are Lisa’s least favourite days to work at The Toasty Tearoom. People just never want to go outside so the day is just really slow and the few customers who do come in are soaking wet and often leave footprints on the tiled floor.
Today was one of those days.
There was an elderly couple using the coffee shop as a place to shelter and they had taken to reading, occasionally exchanging comments about it. On another table is a man with a laptop open, his typing seemingly never stopping.
“So... did you manage to give your number to that girl?” Kaito appears from the kitchen, holding two plates, each with a sandwich on them. “Oh… here, they made some lunch for us.”
“I um…” Lisa reaches into her pocket, feeling the note that is still crumpled up into a ball. “I didn’t see a reason to…” With her other hand she takes the plate from her co-worker. “Thanks.”
“Come on, I could tell you were interested in her. It was pretty much written all over your face.” He takes a bite from his own sandwich.
“I don’t know if it’s actually that though.” She looks towards the table that Minato had sat on before. “Like, something about her is intriguing… but I don’t think I like her…”
“Even if you don’t, what’s the harm in giving her your number?” He leans back against the counter. “Worst case scenario, she doesn’t call you back.”
“I just… I don’t know.” Lisa starts to eat her lunch.
A few moments later, the bell rings, announcing someone else entering the store. Kaito looks past her and his lips start to grin. “You can cover this one.”
Lisa sets her plate down and turns to face towards the door. Immediately she feels her heart stop. The silver-haired girl stands there in the doorway, shaking off a black umbrella. Why did she have to come in now? She feels her heart start to beat faster again. “H-Hello there miss. Can I get you anything?”
“A small americano please.” The silver haired girl reaches into her bag and pulls out her cat shaped purse again.
“I’ll get that for you now.” I guess that’s her usual drink then. Lisa starts to prepare it, repeating what she’d done the previous time. “That’ll be three hundred yen then please.” She says the words as she’s preparing the drink, pausing to take the money from the girl. As she does, she feels their hands touch, the soft skin of the girl’s fingers brushing against her palm. From each of the places where their skin touches, a warm sensation spreads throughout her body. “Th-Thank you.”
Lisa quickly puts the money in the cash register and finishes preparing the drink. Didn’t that happen last time as well… She feels a buzz in her cheeks. Is Kaito right? Do I really like her? She shakes her head. What does this mean? “Here you go.” She passes the finished drink to the girl. “Minato wasn’t it?”
The silver-haired girl’s eyes widened before a hint of recognition appears in them. “Y-Yes, I’m Minato Yukina. You served me last time… didn’t you?”
“Y-Yes I did.” Lisa feels her heart beating faster in her chest. Her name is beautiful. Then the second part of the comment finally sinks in. She recognised me? “I-It was a few days ago I think.”
“Yes, I was on my way back from college at that time.” She picks her drink up. “It was nice seeing you again.”
“Yeah…” Lisa watches Yukina as she goes over to the same tables she sat at before, only to get up again and head over to the sachets of sugar.
“So… You gonna give her your number then?” Kaito’s voice appears behind Lisa, causing her to spin around to face him. “I’m positive you like her now.”
“I... um… I don’t know.” Lisa glances over at the girl. I’ve never felt like this before though…
“Lisa… I understand what you’re feeling, I went through a similar thing with my girlfriend.” He puts a hand on her shoulder. “But I can see that you’ve fallen for her, even if you aren’t sure yourself.”
“I…” Lisa tries to say something to deny what he’s saying but no words come out. I guess he’s right. She blinks a few times before nodding her head. “I guess… I do.”
“You really should give her your number, you never know when she’ll be back.” Kaito steps back and picks up a pad and a pen. “You deserve to at least give this a chance.”
Lisa takes the paper and looks over at Yukina. Okay… let’s do this. She writes her number down on the paper, accentuating it with small hearts on either side and her name above it in the neatest handwriting she can.
“Um… Lisa…” Kaito nudges her from behind as a ringing fills the store. “I had to serve a customer… but you might have to run.”
Lisa looks up to see Yukina’s seat empty. Wait… was that her? Before she can comprehend what’s happening, she’s already sprinting towards the door, flinging it open and looking around the street, the rain outside pouring down onto her.
Nothing…
Rainy days are Lisa’s least favourite days to work at The Toasty Tearoom. Today, she just found another reason to hate them.