Friday 8 March 2019

Day 44





She ambled down the road past fast food outlets, charity shops and estate agents. She counted the second-hand shops – and then she spied the coffee shop that meant she was just a corner away from Baines, Bowes and Brammall.

She walked past the coffee shop door and then turned back and went in. She usually has a single expresso but today she was prevaricating and so she needed something longer.

“Cappuccino, please. The largest size you have.” The Barista, well the girl who had qualified just two weeks ago, nodded and produced a large cup, well more of a bowl, of hot coffee.

“Sprinkles?”

Absentmindedly, she nodded. She picked up the coffee and pushed her way to the single chair at the back of the room.

The mobile buzzed into action. She swiped the phone ‘go to mailbox’ and closed her eyes.

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