A Future Girl in a Past Life

Plan In Acton

Mr. Brown looked at me like I grew a third head and then he nodded, as if to tell me that he is okay with this plan. "Thank you sir, I wont let you down." I said he answered back "I hope not." I walked out of his office feeling relived that he went with the plan and then prepared for a slow yet steady morning of making food and talking to customers. Since this is a farming town mostly I should be seeing people walking in here for a coffee or maybe to ask what we are doing open this early in the morning, either way it is a way to spread the word. As I suspected a couple of farmers walked in and then asked why we are open and I answered "We are trying something new if you could go tell your friends then we can get this morning started right and I will give you each a free coffee." They both nodded and the zoomed out the door, as I looked for a notepad for me to take orders with I felt like someone was staring at me I looked up to find Mr. Brown at the doorframe of his office. "I thought that I was going to make a profit here" "Are you talking about the 2 cups of free coffee" I rolled my eyes then continued "I always thought that a plate of pancakes went best with a cup of coffee myself" as if finally understanding what I was saying he then turned around and started to close his office door I swear that I heard a snicker while he was closing his door. I think that he hates noise well I like getting to know new people so we are in the perfect positions, he in his office and me on in the tavern. I turned back around and found that the two men from before were back and very much so out of breath. I told them to take a seat while I grabbed them some water. "Where is everyone?" I asked while setting down the water. "They should be coming soon they were too curious not to come. Where is our free coffee?" "I will give it to you once you catch your breath don't want you choking on something that is super hot do we?" I gave them a bright caring smile after saying that they nodded and looked away for some reason. I went behind the counter to get them their cups of coffee then I heard the front door open and some people walked in then took a deep smell of the tavern and they smelt the coffee then looked like they relaxed a little bit "Go ahead and take a seat I will be with you in a minute." I smiled brightly then took to two men their well earned coffee. "Do you gentleman need anything else how about something to eat energize yourself for the day ahead?" I looked at them with a slight smile they considered it and looked back at me "Will we have to pay for the breakfast?" my smile wavered a little bit when they asked that but I answered "Actually I got in big trouble giving you the coffee for free with the boss and he came out and told me that if I do that anymore then I would have to leave and never come back. So unfortunately  yes you would have to pay for the food." I looked away looking ashamed and it worked "We don't want you to leave yes we will pay for our breakfast and the coffee too." "I already got the boss to approve the coffee don't you worry your handsome little heads about that. So what can I get you to fill those stomachs?" "I think that the both of us would like a stack of pancakes." I took that down writing it on my notepad "How many in the stack and to you want any bacon with that?" "Give us both a stack of 3 and yes bacon for me you want bacon?" he asked the man sitting across from him and that man nodded and then I wrote it down. "I will have this out to you guys here in a second let me just take their order and I will be right back." They nodded and let me leave. I walked over to the other table took that order. Soon the tavern was full of people and I couldn't wait to get to know all of them and I don't know when it happened Mr. Brown was sitting at his door frame and he was just watching from what I could tell from the corner of my eye. I eventually went to help a table that had this super cute little girl sitting at it and she wanted some oatmeal with brown sugar. I turned to the mother and had to say it "You daughter is super lovely." the mother answered "I know, but she is quite the energetic one so please be careful with the bowl." I nodded and went off to make the oatmeal and brought it out to her and carefully set it down on the table the girl spun around in happiness lost her balance and almost fell into the hot bowl of oatmeal. I caught her in time but I feel a sting in my hand I think it burnt but I don't even look I don't want to make the girl or the mother upset about it the mother asked anyway "Thank you for catching her but are you hurt at all?" I shook my head and then walked away behind the doors to the kitchen to inspect the burn I must have bumped the bowl a little bit when I went to catch her. I went to the sink and ran some cold water over it and after it felt a little better I wrapped it up to make it look like I had cut myself by accident. I walked back out to the dinning area and the little girl's mother notice the wrap and then asked "Did you really not get hurt when you caught my daughter." I nodded my head while answering "I just cut myself and didn't notice until now. I just got it cleaned and wrapped to not have anyone worried." She sighed in relief but it looked like Mr. Brown wasn't buying anything that I was saying I then went and collected all the payments for the remaining tables that I didn't and then I went to clean their tables. As I was seeing people off I told them to come back for either lunch or dinner we will be serving food. I smiled them out the door and locked the door behind the last person to leave. Once the door was locked I rushed to the kitchen and unwrapped the burn thankfully it didn't look too bad but I still ran it under cold water to help it in any little way possible. As I was wrapping it back up Mr. Brown walked into the kitchen and asked to see the cut I looked at him confused as to why he cared at all if I was hurt. I shook off this feeling and shrugged my shoulders "I am fine really you don't need to worry it's only a small cut should heal in a few days." I went to leave and he just wouldn't move so I asked him to move he said that he wouldn't move until he saw the cut for himself. I refused to show him the cut and instead of challenging him I just turned around so I could get the dishes done before the lunch rush would start. I knew if I ignored him enough he would eventually leave and let me get on with my work I had a decent amount of dishes to keep me busy until he decides to leave. It took a little bit of time to get the dishes done but by the time I have put the last dish away he was gone. I walked out to the main area and started to clean I looked at the clock on the wall and it said that it was about ten o'clock and with that I started to move a little bit faster in order to get done and prepared for the next rush. I was wiping down the tables when he came back out of his office with the first aid kit. I swiftly moved through the tavern ignoring him like the pelage I don't think he liked it because he looked like he was getting madder the more I would walk away. I found it really cute that I could make him this mad and I all I am doing is my job/avoiding him.

Will Mr. Brown catch her or will she be able to hide the burn?