Cafe on Break

On this monday of thanksgiving break I have come to get a coffee and panini at lunchtime. Oddly there are not a lot of people here today except for a few students. I imagine most students went home for the break or are not concerned with homework but there were at least two seperate groups that looked like they were studying. A few minutes later a male student walked in and joined the smaller group which was mainly females. He pulled out his laptop and looked a little nervous as if aware that he was the only male in the group. He started talking more and joined the discussion about the topic, it sounded like anatomy.                 

There was a new girl with blonde hair working today that I did not recognize. She must be another new employee. Her work was done quickly, she seemed to be very good at multi tasking and was polite to the customers. When my panini was ready she gave it to me with a smile and said "enjoy", I replied thank you.

When I arrived there were only a few cars in the parking lot but as the hour progressed it started to fill up. Although not many people were choosing to sit down. They would come in and leave quickly.  Yet again however there seems to be a rude customer who is frustrated that her drink is taking long to make even though she is the 3rd person waiting and has only been here for about 5 minutes. Not only does this irritate the barista who is a new girl and working hard but it also irritates the others waiting. Most people in line just dont make eye contact with her and act like nothing is happening. The lady continues to look impatient with her arms crossed. After about 2 more minutes she finally receives her drink but actually decides to say thank you to the barista. The line has gotten longer due to this small wait.

I saw the first old person to enter today now.  It seems like its not a normal day when there arent any older folks. This man with medium grey hair and a red flannel ordered a lemonade of all drinks and a cookie. He went outside and sat down on the patio chairs near the entrance to enjoy them.  Although there was music playing overhead he even brought his own little radio to listen to.

A man who appears to be in his late 20s walks in with a baby holder on his chest and a small baby girl dressed in pink. He wears khaki shorts and flip flops surprisingly in this colder weather. His baby however looks very warm.  He orders three drinks and then departs soon after.

I decide to leave when a big group of students come in. The tables were filling up and I was sitting at one of the only remaining four person tables so I thought I should leave.