3 Vanilla Scented Coffee (1/2)
The door opened with a bang and I slipped inside mumbling about the bright light. I was tired, hungry and worst of all, hadn't had a shower in 24 hours... I couldn't wait to just go home and sleep. Still, the work I had to do kept me in a strange lock. I had to sign the papers and finalize the deal before I could finally get my well-deserved rest. With only this thought turning in my mind, I swiftly went past the desks in the office and slammed the door shut after having reached my own office.
I could hear voices around me but their meaning evaded me at the moment. After finishing up the paperwork still waiting on my desk, I propped my head on the table to rest a bit. I didn't want to sleep, just to close my eyes for a minute...
As in a haze, I felt a fragrant scent drifting near me, the smell of freshly ground coffee with what seemed like vanilla. The tempting aroma forced me to open my eyes and look squintingly at my desk. A fresh cup of coffee had been placed in front of me and behind it, a young woman dressed in a light pink skirt and white shirt was looking at the ground.
I grumpily took the coffee only to chug a large portion of it down my parched throat. The girl in front of me almost flinched at the sudden gesture but kept looking at her feet.
”Who are you?” I asked in a cold voice. I had no energy left to be sociable and her way of avoiding eye contact annoyed the hell out of me.
”Umm, my name is Katelyn Ross and I'm the new copywriter that started this week, ” she said in a low voice, drawing out each word as if trying to annoy me on purpose and finally raising her eyes to look at me.
”And?” I asked, looking at her and squinting slightly as the light was too strong for my tired eyes. She was quite small even for a girl, and the type of clothes she was wearing didn't really seem to fit with her look.
She could have been mistaken for a high school kid except for her eyes that sparkled with life, watching me intensely. Her hair was light chocolate and she had lightened her tips to a platinum blond. It looked pretty good together with her pink, almost translucent skin and eyes as blue as the summer sky. If it hadn't been for the glint in her eyes, you could have thought she was a doll, sitting with her arms close together in front of her and slightly moving her fingers one on top of the other.
She suddenly smiled and reached her hand towards me.
”Rob told me to come to introduce myself before you went out again.” She almost shouted while her hand trembled a little. As tired as I was, I almost laughed out loud at the nervous looking girl in front of me. After looking at her anxious expression I finally took pity on her and grabbed the hand extended towards me.
”Lukas Gray, CEO and web designer for this small company,” I said trying to stifle a laugh. ”Good coffee by the way. Call Rob for a bit, will you?” I said nodding towards the door.