Professor F

August spent her Sunday at home, binge-watching horror and zombie series on Nettflix! She just ordered pizza online and had it delivered to her doorstep. Her parents didn’t bother her because it’s a day before school starts. They wanted her to spend it the way she wanted to. August feel relieved somehow since she didn’t have to lie about what’s going on with her life to her parents.

She was biting from her pizza when her phone started ringing. She wondered who it was. It only appeared as a phone number.

She reached for it when it rang for the third time. “Hello, August speaking!"

"Hey! Are you at the apartment?" It is Flynn!

And then she remembered she deleted his phone number, his messages and call history last night when she was crying herself to sleep.

She shouldn’t have deleted his number and named it Professor F to know if he's the one calling. She can't just block him and give him the idea that she's avoiding him because of what happened last night.

"N—no." She answered in panic and then hang up.

He's calling her again. She ignored it until it stopped.

It's almost midnight before August remembered she's got work tomorrow. She's so hooked with the zombie series on Netflix she didn't feel sleepy at all.

Before she went to bed, she named Flynn's phone number to Professor F.

••••••

With her hair tied up in a messy bun and her eyes looking sleepy, August puts her apron on as she talks to Henry.

"I'm sorry I'm late. I promise it won't happen again." She apologized as the line gets longer and tables are starting to get filled with people.

“Would you like to adjust your shift today? Say, extend it to cover the lost minutes?" Henry asked, as if he didn't mind her being late.

She feels a little awkward, when she noticed the crew especially Pam and Gail giving Henry a surprised look.

"Really? That's okay?" She asked, clarifying if she heard him right.

right?" He smiled as he reheats the ordered buns and donuts for

can't just refuse the offer coming from her manager. Pam smiled at her, feeling glad of what Henry did while Gail gave her

smiling when she noticed a familiar figure walking outside of the coffee shop and it seemed like he's going to get himself a coffee. Her smile faded and she went

leave with his coffee but

Really?

having her clean up his table. She was trying to keep herself busy cleaning other tables except his. But the person who cleans the

with the take out

leaving with cleaning tables. And unfortunately, the only table that's not cleaned

come to his table and clean up. She was only a few steps to Flynn's table when Henry

of relief, she smiled at Henry. As if he knows what she's going

a bad mood but it seemed like it’s directed mainly to Flynn. "This guy's been doing this whenever he gets his coffee since you worked here. He wants you to

What? Even Henry noticed?

gestured her to go to the girls at the counter. She

she walked away. Henry being a manager smiled at Flynn, even

and she felt relieved. Henry asked her to go back cleaning tables and soon after, her

as they walked outside of

is it this time?" She smiled at him as she narrowed her

placing his hands on his apron pockets.

She grinned, excited for another bag of treat from the coffee shop.

head, feeling shy. "Actually, I baked that." He chuckled on his

“Really?!"

owns a bakeshop back home

wonder you know how to

chef I know. You should taste her salted caramel chocolate tarts! They're

love to!"

Wow! Sure. Yeah. We should talk about that. I'll let you know."

giving her in the past. "Oh wait! What about the previous cakes and pastries

smiled. "Yeah. Those

really thought it's from this coffee shop! They taste really good. You should sell