Wednesday 27 August 2008

Tulip likes soya lattes

At around 9.15AM a large and cosy woman walked past the front window and opened the door calmly.

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Ambling over to the desk she smiled brightly and the gypsy jewellry which dangled around her neck and down from her ears twinkled in the morning sunshine. She turned to face the sun streaming in the window.
'What a lovely morning it is, isn't it?' She said, inhaling the warmth.
'Yes...' said Lucy.
'I'd like a soya latte, dear, thank you.'
'Sure.' Said Lucy as she got out the soya milk and had another go and taming the dragon.
'I've not seen you before, little one, what's your name? Do you work here now?'
'I'm Lilith, sorry, yes I do. I'm here for the summer, my cousin owns this place.'
'Oh, it will be a wonderful place to work, the people who come in here are such loves. I hope you make good coffee.'
'I will, soon' Lil shouted over her shoulder and then immediately bit her lip as she tipped and poured hot milk into a cup with some slightly gritty espresso.
'There we are' She said triumphantly, even though it looked a bit too frothy and sloppy for a latte.
'Oh no dear, that's not my cup. I take the one over there with the tulip on it.' The woman said, calmly but precisely.
'Oh, I'm sorry, Pualie said about this... here you go.'
'Wonderful, thank you dear.'
'1.70, please'.
'Here you are, but just so you know, Paulie usually gives it to me for £1.20 because I'm a regualr.'
'Oh, right.'
'We'll do it next time, next time, never mind.' She smiled warmly and took a sip out of the tulip mug. 'Divine, sweetheart, lovely to meet you' and her nose twitched a little as she took the mug away from her painted mouth and wrigled into the large brown sofa which sunk a little under her generous behind.

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