TIME AND CHANCE

ARIA POV ‘’Aria can you take table four please, my manager Jeff and his wife (Martha) owns this cafe they both an amazing couple and a good employer to their workers including me obvious. ‘ I will be right there, Jeff” . I quickly took my note pad and pen out of my apron and approach the table. Good day Mr and Mrs king they are one of my favourite customer and I love their daughter . Aria dear have told you severally to call me Rose no need for formality she said smiling widely at me and I nodded at them. I look down to their daughter (Sophia) that was seated at the table giggled . ARILIII....... She called me I smiled and kiss her cheek, she unable to pronounce my name properly. Princess how are you? Am fine she said tucking the hem of my top . Ariliii.. I like your hair and you look beau..... Thank you princess you are also beautiful and I like your hair style, reawe mummy pack my hair she said happily . Her parent was laughing at our conversation, here is your favourite chocolate. Thank you Arili , your welcome and I will be back with your order in a minute . Take your time Mr king said smiling at me . I went to the coffee machine and prepare there order and carried it’s in a tray, as I make my way to their table. ‘Here’s your orders ; I smiled shyly as I placed them down on the table giving them their respectively orders. “ Thank you Aria , Rose said smiling at me widely . Looking at how happy they were, I wished my parent were alive I thought and staring at them. There you go Aria, Mr king placed twenty dollars into my hand . I was grateful to receive any amount of tips and sometimes I hesitated even if I know I needed it. Thank you Mr king I said politely and smiling at them before leaving their making my way to Daniel table. Daniel was also another of my favourite customer. He was a man in his late fifties. Daniel what will you like to have I asked him smiling at him? Aria I will have my usual . You mean Irish? Yes Aria and please be fast with it. It seems you are forgetting something Daniel? No, am not why will you ask ? I nodded at him and went to prepared is coffee . After placing it at his front I smiled showing his perfect white teeth and I also did same . He sip and little out of it without checking and spat it out . “Aria what is this he ask looking at me” oh you mean this? It will be your coffee you will like from today get that Daniel and it expresso , you should thank God am not giving you black coffee I said staring at him . Aria why are you doing this she I tell your manager your not giving me the right order I place . Did you just threaten me may I should also call Maria that you requested for Irish I said smirking at him cause I knew have won. He let out a hearty chuckled but when he saw my serious face he posted out trying to give me his puppy eye. Aria honey please just let this old man enjoy this time he has let please. “ No that was what you said the last time you came but today I won’t” Daniel you should care about your health I said calmly. “Why did you and my wife gang against me” ? We did not gang if you think so maybe because we love so drink up . Only today please Aria. No I won’t listen to you . Ally can you please come he called my friend we both work together . Ally dear prepare an Irish coffee please. Am sorry Daniel my little sister here as threaten everyone not to give Irish coffee and am not ready to face her wrath. Really Aria, you threaten your friends not to give my order you are such an evil he said glaring at me. Daniel drink your coffee and let talk. No am going home glaring at me. Daniel if I get to find out you went to another cafe to buy Irish coffee I promise you i will hunt you down I said clenched my teeth . You are such a witch Aria. Ally where is my innocent girl did you throw her away . Daniel that how she look whenever she angry . Scary right and he nodded at her , so don’t make her angry and drink your coffee. They both sat down looking at me , after some minute Daniel drank is some to make me happy which I smiled . ALLY POV Aria sit let enjoy our break, we were listening to Daniel telling us about his naughty son childhood. Aria can you believe my mom set me up on a blind date again I hissed. Am sure you will reject the man again, why don’t you just give this on a time and work for it Aria said. Look at someone talking when you are not give love a trial. Ally am talking about you not me and I don’t have the time now . When will you Aria ? You are such a beautiful and innocent lady any man in his right will want to have you Aria . You hardly wear makeup yet you are still beautiful Daniel said . Daniel is right why can’t you see that . I look at and smile at her, I love you Aria am proud of you been my friend hugging her . Thank you both and I promise to give it a trial when it time she said and we laughed out. ARIA POV After our breakfast Daniel left Ally and I went back to work . I went back with Ally to our home . We live together how home consist of two bedrooms, one bathroom, sitting room and kitchen. It cozy and homely we ate and went to our respective rooms . Laying on my bed I thought about my conversation with Daniel and Ally and slept off.