Coffee Break

"You're frightening me," says my friendly barista, and I must admit she looks genuinely alarmed. "You're changing so fast."

"I'm reinventing myself," I shrug, feeling for all the world like a vote-seeking Democrat. I'm attempting to make light of the situation, and realize too late how insensitive I must seem.

She proceeds to fill my order for a decaf of the day in a china mug, rather than my usual venti fully caffeinated latte with sugar-free vanilla syrup.

"But just yesterday you switched to cappucino from latte," she says. "This is all so abrupt." She sniffles, and is on the brink of tears.

"Don't worry, Lindsay," I say, reaching out to touch her arm. "All the important stuff will stay the same. You'll see."

And then I realize, we were never really talking about coffee at all.

Posted by Katy on 02/26/03 at 11:53 PM

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Wow. That's oddly deep.
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Posted by Maria on 02/27/03 at 09:53 AM
you might have been talking about coffee...just a little bit. when you can start making a drink for a regular as soon as you see them heading in the door it is such a mutually satisfying experience. change throws us for a loop...though into every life, i suppose, a little change must fall...
Posted by lisa on 02/28/03 at 02:45 PM
Maria, Yes. 20 oz. Tee, hee.<br><br>Lisa, I'm sure you're right. Several days later, the girl starts shaking her head when she sees me walk in. But, still, a coffee addict must do what she must do, if not cold turkey, then calorie by calorie.
Posted by katy on 03/03/03 at 01:42 PM

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