Chapter 7:

Remarkable performance

Coffee, sugar and love


As soon as I got home, I went straight to my bedroom and saw Carol cleaning my room. I was embarrassed by the mess and felt bad that she had to do it for me.

"What are you doing in my room ugly?" I asked, my voice dripping with shame as I walked closer towards her and sat down on the floor with her.

Carol stumbled and noticed my sketch pad with a portrait of Lesley on it. She said, "I knew you had a crush on that girl!" As she leaned closer towards me, I felt myself blushing in embarrassment. I didn't know what to say in response, so I just looked down at my sketch pad and tried to hide my feelings

She's like a prize that I can't reach “

"I can make a frog like you turn into a prince," Carol laugh

My face flushed and I stuttered, "Wait, I thought you liked the way I look."

"If you want to get a girl like Lesley, we need to make some changes," Carol said.

That evening, I got a cliché romcom transformation from Carol, I saw my reflection in the mirror. I realized how beautiful the way Carol had trimmed my hair; it was no longer covering the side of my face.

And I had to admit I look good.

Carol was the best friend anyone could ask for, and I was lucky to have her around to help me out.

Next morning

As I entered the café, I could see that it was surprisingly busy.

I went to the counter and smiled warmly at Radia. "Looks like we've got quite a few customers today!" I said.

“morning erol” Radia greeted me.i noticed she was no longer wearing her glasses

“Looking good on your uniform I see, congratulation you’re a regular now” she said

But I felt the eyes of everyone staring at me. "Why is everyone staring at me?" I asked.

"It's called getting attention," radia said. "You're welcome. Now remember, confidence is everything” she added as she made me take over the coffee duty, I started to struggle. I kept spilling coffee and mixing up orders. It was a complete mess!

Radia, on the other hand, seemed to be handling it all perfectly. She was quickly taking orders, making the coffee, and keeping the customers happy. She was a natural at this job and I was so glad to have her by my side.

"Radia, Lesley will take over the counter," Luca told me.

Uh why?”

At first, I was confused. But then I realized that Radia had a different perspective. She loved interacting with people and making sure their needs were met.

I walked over to the counter and found Lesley waiting to greet me. I was so surprised that I accidentally spilled a few coffee beans on the counter.

"Oh, no problem," Lesley said. "I'll help you clean it up," she added with a smile.

"You don't like serving the customers, Lesley?" I asked, and she replied, "Because I have a scary face." As she said this, she pinched her cheeks to make them look more terrifying.

“How Cute!!!” I thought.

I had never thought of her as a scary person. In fact, she was one of the friendliest and prettiest girl I had ever met. I couldn't help but laugh at her comment, and I told her that she wasn't scary at all.

The customers who looked like high school boys called out Lesley to take their order. She looked down at them and asked, "Why have you come here?"

The boys shivered and quickly replied, "Sorry!"

Lesley responded, "How filthy." Unintentionally, she gained a sadistic look in her eyes.

I was surprised by her sudden harshness and change in behavior.

“now I know where she’s coming from “I wondered what had caused her to act like this. Could it be that she was secretly tired of dealing with rude customers? “

I was standing behind the counter with Luca, and we both witnessed how Lesley snapped at the customers. A moment later, she seemed to regret her harshness and snapped back into an apologetic personality.

Luca leaned over and told me, "Despite being told that the customers liked being treated badly, her worry about how she is treating people gets the better of her, causing her to snap into an apologetic personality as soon as they have left."

I couldn't help but smile. "Lesley is such a sweet girl, after all," I whispered.

The cafe was filled with applause as Radia served the customer in the counter with a friendly smile on her face. She was nice to the customers and served them efficiently, getting everyone's attention

But luca walked and take over the cash register ”thank you luca” she said

“Yeah whatever” luca responded with a smile as radia excitedly walked at the center area and gracefully open up her folded fan.

"What is Radia doing?" I asked.

"Radia is such a sophisticated dancer," Lesley, who was now standing beside me replied. "People would go to this cafe just to see her perform."

"She's amazing, isn’t she “she added "It's like she's in her own world when she dances."

Radia began humming a song as danced, everyone watched in awe.

The atmosphere in the cafe was so magical and serene. I could see why Radia was so popular among the regulars. Her grace and poise were truly captivating, and she had a way of capturing everyone's attention with her dance.

There was no special accompaniment or stage for her dance, so she simply hummed a song by herself and used the wide area of the cafe in front of the counter table as her stage.

And I couldn't help but watch in awe as her simple, yet determined movements filled the cafe.

As Radia was in the middle of her performance, I heard a beautiful music coming from somewhere else. It was like a flute playing some soft and soothing melody, but I couldn't quite see where it was coming from.

As Radia danced to her own humming, the music from the flute seemed to match perfectly with the tune she was humming. It was like the flute was playing a duet with Radia, complementing each other's rhythm and melody, making the performance even more beautiful. T

The flute's melody was soothing and elegant, and it added a sense of grace and elegance to Radia's dance. It seemed as if the music and Radia's movements were in perfect harmony, adding to the beauty of the entire performance.

I was so entranced by the music and the way it elevated the dance. There was something magical about it, and I couldn't help but wonder where the music was coming from and why the music seemed to blend so well with Radia's performance.

The music eventually stopped playing and I was left with a sense of mystery. Where had those hauntingly beautiful notes come from? I looked around the cafe, trying to find the source, but there was nothing in sight.

The café was filled with a round of applause as radias efforts were appreciated and she was greeted with cheers and smiles from everyone in the cafe. She had definitely won the hearts of the customers with her warm, friendly attitude and attention to detail.

And I was still wondering where that beautiful melodies were coming from as if they were playing by the exact same flute I had heard before.

Sounded like the exact same flute I had heard before. Could it be possible? 

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