this old coffee shop I love so much

Brielle Hannigan

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<sub>Having attended the school for the last eight years of her life, Sadie Mahoney knew all the good places to hang out at. Not just at the school, but at the city in general. And one of her favorite places was a certain small coffee shop squished in between two big buildings.

Everything about it was warm and inviting, and there was usually a musician or band playing live. And they made the best mocha lattes. But with transitioning from being a student to being a teacher, Sadie hadn't been in there in a long time.

She pushed open the door, biting her lip and rolling her lip ring around on her tongue. She was greeted with a hug from one of the waitresses. "Sadie! Haven't seen you in a while."

"I know. I've been really busy and stuff," She replied, knowing that if things went like that usually did, there would be at least three more waiters/waitresses making comments just like that.

"The usual?" She asked, leading Sadie over to a table, her usual, actually; one between the platform where musicians played (where the acoustics were the best) and a window, so that she could enjoy the view.

The teacher nodded. "Yes, please," She said, settling into the seat and crossing her ankles. She blended in there, in her red and white striped short sleeved shirt and skinny jeans. Her dark hair was a little messy and of course she had plenty of eye liner on.

The waitress returned with a big yellow coffee mug just then, and she handed it to Sadie.

"Thank you, Jodie." The waitress nodded with a smile and bustled away.</sub>
 

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As he sat upon a stool behind a microphone, Maddie plucked softly away at his guitar strings, trying to get them tuned perfectly before he began playing in two minutes. As he did this, his eyes casually roamed the room, looking for any face he might recognize. He didn't see one, but he did see the face of a woman that particularly piqued interested inside of him.

The last one of his strings tuned, Maddie quickly motioned over the waitress he had seen deliver the woman a drink. "What's that lady having?" He asked, his hand over the microphone. As he whispered, his eyes didn't even stray to the woman he was speaking about.

The waitress guessed who he was talking about and smiled secretively. "A mocha latte, sir. One of our specialties."

"Wait a few minutes and go about your business. Then tell her that her drink--and any else she orders tonight--by someone who would like to remain anonymous."

The waitress nodded and then walked off to go about her work. Maddie softly cleared his throat, and then removed his hand from over the microphone. Moving his mouth a bit closer to the electronic device, he began to play his instrument and sing Coffee Shop by Landon Pigg.
 

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<sub>Reaching into her purse, Sadie pulled out the crossword puzzle from that days newspaper. She'd bought a paper, browsed through the comic strips, glanced at the obituaries, and kept the crossword, and thrown the rest away. Alright, solving crosswords on a regular basis could be classified as nerdy, but she just loved all the thought involved in solving one.

When someone started singing, she looked up. A look of surprise crossed her face. Usually the musicians, well, usually they just weren't cute, if it happened to be a guy. And he...was definitely cute. She curled her lips into a tiny, shy smile.

Moments later, Jodie returned. "The coffee's on the house, Sadie. And the buyer wishes to remain anonymous." She winked at her friend before hurrying off to wait on another table.

Sadie immediately began looking for someone she knew, but she saw no one. Her eyes wandered back to the musician, and she self conciously tucked her hair behind her ears, wondering if maybe it had been him. But that was basically silly. He had no reason to do that. He didn't even know her.</sub>
 

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Maddie closed his eyes as he sung, caught up in the song. when he was alone, he loved just getting out his guitar and belting out lyrics. Sometimes, they made no sense to anyone but him, and sometimes they were more poetic than Edgar Allen Poe or Doctor Seuse. But today, he was neither alone, nor belting out a song. Instead, he was facing a croud of people who were depending on him to entertain them as they drank their java, and he was singing quietly, though not too softly.

As the song ended, Maddie transitioned into another song. And another, and another. Until he had been playing for nearly an hour. Finally, he wound down the last song, and then finished. Smiling at the croud that was gently clapping, he lifted his hand in farewell and then stood to leave.

He went off into a corner, put his guitar back into its hard case, left it leaning up against the wall and headed over to the counter to buy himself a drink. "Double latte, please," he requested. Maddie didn't drink coffee that often, but he loved it and savored it when he did.

Lifting the large mug off the counter, he looked around, noted the lady was still sitting in the same spot she was an hour ago and headed that way. What he would say to her after he got there, he wasn't sure. But he would figure it out.

Smiling at the stranger, Maddie sat down in the chair oposit of her, uninvited. "Hey," he said with his lazy grin. "You've been here a while."
 

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Sadie had made it through two full mocha lattes, and she hadn't realized how long she'd been there. There were only a four or five words left in her puzzle, but she was stuck. "What in the world is a twelve letter word for underwear starting with a 'u'?" She muttered under her breath, tapping the pen against the table.

She didn't even notice that the music had stopped, and she certainly didn't notice that anyone had joined her at her table until she was spoken to.

Her head snapped up and a slight blush crept into her cheeks. "Yep," She said, forcing herself to remain relaxed. "I'm stuck on this word." As she spoke, she motioned to the paper in front of her.
 

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Setting his mug on the table in front of him, Maddie leaned his forearms onto the table and looked down at the crossword. His brows furrowed as he thought a moment, and then he relaxed against the back of his chair, the grin crossing his lips again. His left shoulder lifted into a shrug, and he gave her a sympathetic look. "Sorry, I've never been that great in English."

Maddie lifted his latte to his lips and took a sip. And then another. Holding it in both of his hands, he spoke again. "Singing up there, under pretty much the only light shining bright in this joint is more work than you'd think it was." He shook his head at his misfortune, but it was obvious he was just joking around.'
 

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Sadie smiled, honestly surprised that he was still carrying on a conversation with her. "Me either," She replied in agreement. She was smart, definitely, and good in all subjects, but English had never truly been one of her favorites.

She rested her elbow on the table, and her chin on the heel of her hand. "Tired?" She asked teasingly. "Because, you know, playing guitar just takes...soooo much energy."

She was sure that his fingers probably hurt from playing for an hour, but it couldn't possibly take that much energy.
 

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By the looks of the girl, Maddie guessed her to be somewhere around his own age. He wondered, but decided not to ask at the moment.

He gave a serious look and nodded twice. "Oh yes. Quite tiring. And you're right again. Playing guitar just drains everything out of me. Soon I beliebe I'll need to head on to bed to get some shut-eye, otherwise I'll be no good in the morning." He then grinned and sipped his java once again.

He actually was tired, but only a bit. But that was because he had done a show here the night before and had gotten in late, and then he had had a few classes at Starlight, so he was quite weary.
 

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Sadie laughed softly and looked at the clock behind him on the wall. It was about 8:45, not too late. But she didn't know how to reply to his answer. Unfortunately, spending eight years of her life at the academy, and the other eleven at home for the most part, she did not have the best conversational skills.

"Have you been playing long?" She asked, nodding towards the guitar on the stage. She loved music, so she was genuinely curious when she met someone who played an instrument or sang.
 

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Maddie thought a moment before shaking his head. "Not really. Just since I was twelve, I think."

Suddenly, he had nothing to talk about. He wanted to whisper quietly "Awkward silence", but he thought it was too immature to do around this lady, so didn't. Instead, he just crossed his ankles and relaxed.
 
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