[Drabble of the Day] A Customer
A Customer
Reita x Ruki
PG
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It's been three months I've worked here. I met dozens of people a day, because this shop was a famous chocolate store in this town. We're selling everything about chocolate; cakes, pralines, truffles, candies, nougats, even chocolate drinks. Our products are the best, that's why this shop is always had a visitors.
But from all those people, no one came here regularly. Except one man. He always came here at least twice a week, and he always bought the same chocolate, Nut Nougat. Never he bought other than that. I wonder if he likes that nougat so much, that he would came here often. He never bought much though, just enough for he himself... or someone else. I wonder...
I love my part time job here, but sometimes I hate it too. As the most romantic food on Earth, chocolate would brings couples here. Not infrequently I have to serve couples, entering the door in each other arms, laughing happily as they look into the display, choosing the chocolates that they desire to.... Sometimes people would call, ordering a wedding cake, and then pick it up together, in each other embrace. Well.... It's not a wrong thing to do of course. But... it makes me jealous.
I don't have any lover, and stuck in here after college makes me have no time to search one.
And today is a Valentine's Day, a bunch of happy couples entering the shop nonstop since morning. We've been selling chocolate twice as many of a normal day. I could say that this shop is the star of the day.
I have a personal hatred towards this day. There are three reasons for this. Reason number one: because I don't have boyfriend. Reason number two: I have no boyfriend. And reason number three: I'm no boyfriend to anybody.
Pity, isn't it?
Even when it wast almost closing time, they didn't stop coming. After a fifteen minutes late from the actual closing time, finally the last customers are gone. I took a heavy breath and start to clean the shop up. Such a painful day... for my solo-ness.
But then, there's a 'ding' on the door, someone is coming. Is the 'close' sign not big enough?
"We're closed." I turn around and face the familiar figure. Him. The one who regularly visit this shop, the one who always buy Nut Nougat, the one with a fabric on his face covering his nose... the one with a thin shoulder and a fine neck... god, stop it Ruki!
"Sorry... but could you help me? It won't take long..." He smiled apologetically. Well... how could I say no?
"Sure, Nut Nougat?" I approached the display, ready to pick.
"No, not this time. Hmm... I wonder what chocolate that fit with this day?" ah... for a girlfriend...
"Every chocolate fits, I guess..." what is it? Is that my heart broken?
"Well then, I trust you to pick one for me."
I like Caramel Truffle, it's round fluffy shape, milk chocolate and caramel just melted in your mouth... I think it's fit for Valentine's Day the most. "Caramel Truffle, it was in demand today." I look at him, asking for his agreement. He nodded,
"Okay, Caramel Truffle it is. And could you wrap it up with ribbons or roses, or something?"
"Sure." So it is for a girlfriend. "How much do you want?"
"Just enough for one person for a night, please."
"Okay..." I took the chocolate from the display and put them in the box. I don't have to make ribbons or flowers, the box itself already decorated very pretty. Then I put the box in the pretty pouch that specially designed for today. "Here we go, Caramel Truffle for your Valentine." I try to smile sweetly although I was tired to the soul. He smiled back and pay the chocolate.
When I thought he will leave, he shove the chocolate to me instead of leaving. Didn't catch it yet, I stared at him.
"Happy Valentine's Day..." He took a glance to my name tag, "...Ruki." then he left.
Reita x Ruki
PG
~.~.~.~.~
It's been three months I've worked here. I met dozens of people a day, because this shop was a famous chocolate store in this town. We're selling everything about chocolate; cakes, pralines, truffles, candies, nougats, even chocolate drinks. Our products are the best, that's why this shop is always had a visitors.
But from all those people, no one came here regularly. Except one man. He always came here at least twice a week, and he always bought the same chocolate, Nut Nougat. Never he bought other than that. I wonder if he likes that nougat so much, that he would came here often. He never bought much though, just enough for he himself... or someone else. I wonder...
I love my part time job here, but sometimes I hate it too. As the most romantic food on Earth, chocolate would brings couples here. Not infrequently I have to serve couples, entering the door in each other arms, laughing happily as they look into the display, choosing the chocolates that they desire to.... Sometimes people would call, ordering a wedding cake, and then pick it up together, in each other embrace. Well.... It's not a wrong thing to do of course. But... it makes me jealous.
I don't have any lover, and stuck in here after college makes me have no time to search one.
And today is a Valentine's Day, a bunch of happy couples entering the shop nonstop since morning. We've been selling chocolate twice as many of a normal day. I could say that this shop is the star of the day.
I have a personal hatred towards this day. There are three reasons for this. Reason number one: because I don't have boyfriend. Reason number two: I have no boyfriend. And reason number three: I'm no boyfriend to anybody.
Pity, isn't it?
Even when it wast almost closing time, they didn't stop coming. After a fifteen minutes late from the actual closing time, finally the last customers are gone. I took a heavy breath and start to clean the shop up. Such a painful day... for my solo-ness.
But then, there's a 'ding' on the door, someone is coming. Is the 'close' sign not big enough?
"We're closed." I turn around and face the familiar figure. Him. The one who regularly visit this shop, the one who always buy Nut Nougat, the one with a fabric on his face covering his nose... the one with a thin shoulder and a fine neck... god, stop it Ruki!
"Sorry... but could you help me? It won't take long..." He smiled apologetically. Well... how could I say no?
"Sure, Nut Nougat?" I approached the display, ready to pick.
"No, not this time. Hmm... I wonder what chocolate that fit with this day?" ah... for a girlfriend...
"Every chocolate fits, I guess..." what is it? Is that my heart broken?
"Well then, I trust you to pick one for me."
I like Caramel Truffle, it's round fluffy shape, milk chocolate and caramel just melted in your mouth... I think it's fit for Valentine's Day the most. "Caramel Truffle, it was in demand today." I look at him, asking for his agreement. He nodded,
"Okay, Caramel Truffle it is. And could you wrap it up with ribbons or roses, or something?"
"Sure." So it is for a girlfriend. "How much do you want?"
"Just enough for one person for a night, please."
"Okay..." I took the chocolate from the display and put them in the box. I don't have to make ribbons or flowers, the box itself already decorated very pretty. Then I put the box in the pretty pouch that specially designed for today. "Here we go, Caramel Truffle for your Valentine." I try to smile sweetly although I was tired to the soul. He smiled back and pay the chocolate.
When I thought he will leave, he shove the chocolate to me instead of leaving. Didn't catch it yet, I stared at him.
"Happy Valentine's Day..." He took a glance to my name tag, "...Ruki." then he left.