29 Afterhours... (1/2)
9:01pm.
That was the time displayed on the phone by the time I reached the café.
”Sorry I am late!” I said tiredly as I step through the door.
”Mommy?” came a small voice from behind the counter, and a moment later a doll like figure emerged from behind the counter, and it took me a moment to remember that it was Corny.
”Where are the others?” I looked around the shop, but there was no one to be seen.
”Mommy went home already.” Corny said, looking up to me with those large glassy innocent eyes of hers.
”Oh I see...”
Tfw you sleep for 14 hours...
”So...What are you doing here then?”
”Corny clean up.” Corny said with a simple plain voice.
”Oh ok...Let me help you.” I said, as I went to grab the mop from the back.
We worked in silence for about a good 15 minutes. Finally, unable to stand the silence no more, I spoke up:
”Are those real ears?” I asked.
”Yes.” Corny replied.
”But how can humans have those ears?”
”Because Corny is not human.”
”...”
A million questions rushed to my head, but I picked out the most important ones first:
”Then what are you?” I asked facing down to her.
”Do you want to hear a story?” Corny looked up to me.