C1 Myra Parker:

Brrrrrriiiiiinnnnnngggg!!!

Fuck!!!

She hit the alarm hard, sighing heavily at it's rude vibration. She flew her gaze at the wall clock, it was 7:30 am.

Shit!!

She rushed into the bathroom for a quick shower, yet it didn't stop her from putting on the slight make-up.

She boarded a taxi which dropped her there in not less than twenty minutes. She flinged her hair to the side as she searched for the keys to the shop.

Her stomach began to make a growling sound. She had to rush in order to put something down just to quench those growling sound.

"Not now." She said in a clenched teeth as she kept searching for the keys. "Gotcha."

She inserted the keys into the key hole, moving it at the right direction until she hard the creaking noise which showed it was opened.

She didn't mind where she had dropped her bag, all she was cared about was the growling sound. Luckily, she found the pizza she had left the previous night.

Thank God...

She made sure she was done with making some coffees and tea in case a costumer comes. Of course, one by one they walked in ordering for one or two cups of coffee.

Then, someone different walked in. The last, but actually, not really the least for the day. On his black tux, he walked to where she stood.

"What can I offer you, sir?" She asked in her normal way if addressing her customers.

"Just the normal coffee with just a slight sugar. " He answered.

" Anything else? "

" No. Just it. "

She nodded affirmatively.

He sat quietly, patiently as he waited for her. She brought the coffee in no time. That was another part if her that makes her allot better than Alicia.

Just as she was about leaving, he called her back. Shocked as he mentioned her name, she could not believe how he got to know her name.

Slowly, she turned to him. She didn't want him to notice how surprised she was but it seemed like he's already known.

"C'mon, there's nothing to be scared of."

"Have we met before? " Was what she managed to ask for the start.

He smiled, then he replied," No. "

" How did you know my name?" She asked again.

" Tatiana's Coffee shop is in if the popular coffee shop in town. Don't you ask yourself why you've got a lot of costumers. A staff working in a popular position, gets popular too. Ever heard if that? "

She shook her head.

" Well, my name is Smith. Ivan Smith. It's really nice to meet you, Myra Parker. " He stretched out for a handshake.

She held his hand too, returning the handshake. She said, "it's really nice to meet you too, Mr Smith."

He sipped his coffee at once, looking at his wrist watch. "I'm sorry I didn't stay to enjoy the full taste of your coffee but I promise to do that next time."

" No problem, Sir. "

" Well, "he said bringing out a small folded card from his tux jacket." Here, have this."

She slowly opened it, her eyes not getting off him in case she was being tricked.

"What's this?"

"It's an invitation card. I know this might look a little confusing but... I'm not going to try to convince you to leave this shop and to work in my company. It's a fact if choice. If you feel like you are a lot better here, you can just dispose the card. If you change your mind, my number is at the back of the card. "

She turned to the back, sighting at the mobile number.

" It's not fake." He stood up, "like I said, I'll try keeping my promise to have your nice coffee some other day. "

She blushed." And I'll be waiting. "

He winked at her before leaving.

She kept staring at the card that she didn't know when Alicia walked in.

"Hey, babe."

She smiled. "Hi."

"Any customer today?"She asked and Myra eyed her." What? I just asked a question. "

" And you expect me to answer that? Alicia, look at the time you are coming to work. It's ten minutes after ten. What if Mrs Tatiana walks in earlier than you did. You know what that means."

Alicia looked around then to Myra." But she isn't here, is she? " She said in a low tune.

Myra said nothing but sighed instead." You're joking with your job. Or else you've got something else you're doing aside for this one. "

" Myra? "

" What?" She asked, " I'm I lying? "

Alicia breathed." Fine. You win. "

" Look, Alicia I'm sorry, okay? I'm just concerned about you and that's all. I don't want Tatiana to sack any of us. You're my best friend and I'll always tell my best friend the truth."

" I understand. It's just... I'm applying for a job at this company. Actually, outside town. I've got this week to do the processes. And... they're paying a lot more than here. I... I can't.. afford to lose it. "

" It's okay. But you're sure you don't want to talk about it with Tatiana? "

" I'll let her know as soon as it's successful. "

" I'm happy for you. " Said Myra already missing her." I'm gonna miss you."

"Me too. I'm going to miss you too babe." They both chuckled in each other's arms before breaking the hug. "The man in the tuxedo? Tell me he came for the coffee. "

Myra nodded affirmatively.

" OMG! Myra. That man drank our coffee."

"He did. He even confirmed it was good and promised for another some other time."

" Jezz. I can't believe this. You know what?"

"What!?"

"Hell he coming anytime this week. Which means, I'll have the keys back. "

" You want to be the one responsible for the door? "

" Yes. "

" Cool. I'll give it to you before we close. "

Just as the usual, a lot of costumers to attend. Each seconds they walk in and out. Each minutes, the bigger they become.

But still, she spent half of the day thinking about the man in suit and why he had given her the card.

It wasn't just an ordinary invitation card, it was an invitation card for an employment into the richest company in Texas.

Smith Enterprise and CO...

She just need a chance to move higher. A chance to explore her dreams. Which of course requires her fact of choice to choice between Tatiana's Coffee shop and Smith Enterprise and CO.