Broken without you

ONE

Vanessa closes her diary, breathing in and out for a few seconds, with the diary on her chest. She finally puts it in her bag then tucks her brown curly hair behind her left ear before standing up and entering her car. Inside her car, she dials a number and waits for the other line to pick up before speaking.

"Natasha, I won't be coming back to work until tomorrow. You can tell Daniel to bring the files to my apartment before heading home."

"And where are you going to? Don't tell me it's to search for Jason because that excuse is becoming annoying." Natasha says.

"Of course not, I gave up searching for Jason a long time ago, Am just going to the new coffee shop I saw in the morning."

Natasha sighs ,"Alright, I'll inform Daniel."

"Thanks Tasha, you're the best." Vanessa says before hanging up.

She drives off to the newly opened coffee shop. It was written boldly on top :

WELCOME TO HAMSTERS COFFEE SHOP

She parks at the parking lot, pick up her bag and walk stylishly into the coffee shop. Sitting down at the farthest table, she brings out her laptop, opens it and starts working on it.

A lady walks up to her. She is a waitress. "What would you like to be offered, miss?." the lady ask her politely.

"Just a normal coffee please." Vanessa replies without looking up. The lady leaves.

Few minutes later, the coffee is served. Vanessa sips it and stop. The coffee taste familiar, just the way she loves her coffee. She looks at the coffee. It's black coffee. But she ordered for a normal coffee.... How come?

She looks at the counter, the waitress is standing there doing other things. Vanessa calms herself down.

'It's not like black coffee is not a normal coffee to serve a customer. It's okay, Vanessa. It's just coffee.' she say in her mind as she continues her work on her laptop.

When she is through with her work, she looks up and is surprised to see a full house. She nods and smiles in approval. She's definitely gonna be coming here for her coffee break..... Everyday.

It is already dark when she gets home. She pulls off her clothes and enter the shower. After bathing, she puts on her pajamas and begin to work on the files Daniel dropped for her.

When she is done, she lies on the bed and pick her phone, logging in to her f******k page. She goes to the search box and typedsJason Turner. She starts checking out every profile of people with the same name but as always her search was futile.

Slowly, she drifts off to sleep.

The next morning....

Vanessa decides to have a cup of her favorite coffee at her new favorite coffee shop before going to work. Dressing up in a sophisticated fashion outfit, she drives her car to the coffee shop.

When she arrives there, the shop is empty. Probably because it's still early morning. Sitting down, she takes out her phone and starts pressing it while waiting for the waitress.

To her surprise, a cup of black coffee is placed on her table.

"A beautiful black coffee for a beautiful young woman." a manly voice say.

Looking up, she sees a cute guy smiling at her with cute dimples. His curly and black jet hair made him look more sexy. Vanessa is drooling. The problem is that his face looks familiar, but she doesn't remember who he is.

" Stop drooling Vanessa. It doesn't suite you." he says again.

That voice.... It sounds more matured now but that voice is.... "Jason?"

He smiles again, revealing his dimples once more. "We meet again, Nessa."

"Oh my goodness!" Vanessa screams and without minding her surroundings, she jumps and hugs him tight.

When they break free of their hug, she decides to check him out. He is putting on a white shirt and black trousers with an apron around his waist. The coffee shop logo was stamped on the apron.

"What are you doing here?." she asks, a bit confused.

"I work as a waiter here, popularly called coffee boy."

Her face drops in disappointment by his reply. "Jason, you disappeared for eight years and your telling me that you returned to New Orleans as a coffee boy?" she ask with a hint of sarcasm, which is evident in her voice.

"Hey Jason, we need you to help with the dishes."

Jason is about to reply when someone from inside call his name.

"Alright Wayne!." he replies back and then he turn to Vanessa. "I have some work to do. Can we see later this evening?."

Vanessa scoffs but nods. Jason smiles again before leaving. She sat on her seat and finished her coffee before going to work.