Light shined through a window onto the wooden floor. The smell of flowers filled the atmosphere as Rio got out of bed. She walked over to the flower pots near her window and smiled.
"What a beautiful day." She told herself.
A faint sound of a bell is heard as she rushed downstairs. She waited at the front counter pretending she had been working all along.
"You're up early," remarked Chai. He had two cups of coffee in his hands. One for her and one for him.
"I mean I have to wake up early, don't I? You know how the boss is. If I oversleep who knows what'd he do"
Chai walked over to the counter and placed the two cups of coffee. He brushed his hair back as he listed what he ordered. "You're Cappuccino and of course my Mocha Frappuccino WITH extra whip as usual."
Rio laughed then reached for her drink. She looked over at Chai then smiled. "You know me too well."
Chai smirked, "I am your best friend after all." He took his finger and grabbed a chunk of the whip cream from his drink. "Psst Rio c'mere I have to tell you something." Rio came closer with a puzzled look on her face. Chai took his finger then placed the whip cream on her nose.
"Chai!" Rio exclaimed as the bell rang once again. This time it was a tall and slim man. He seemed to be around his 40's. He had a stern expression as he entered the shop.
"I see you two are enjoying yourselves," The man said. Chai and Rio turned around and forced a smile.
Chai answered back "Well It's just coffee, I don't see anything wrong with it."
The man approached Rio and put his arm on her shoulder. "As your boss it is important I enforce work during your shifts. You can play around during your free time." Rio pushed him off her then looked at him. "Miss Aishi keep in mind that despite you having your memory condition that doesn't mean I can pardon your lack of discipline."
Rio nodded then looked over at Chai. He looked back at her questioning what the Boss meant. She didn't want Chai to know about her memory loss. Her past is something she never wanted to think about. Despite her curiosity, she preferred to stir away from it. Who knows what could have happened back then.
Her Boss looked over at the new flowers that had been put to display and smiled. "See Miss Aishi you can't take these flowers for-granted. Their beauty is one thing but what you associate it with means so much more." Behind him, Chai stood mocking whatever he'd say and Rio couldn't help but laugh.
"Do I amuse you?" asked her boss.
The question startled her. "No Sir-" she responded.
Her boss took a deep breath then said "I best be going, my wife's waiting for me anyways. This place better look clean by tomorrow." He grunted. Chai and Rio stood silently waiting for him to leave.
Rio then looked at Chai and said "How did you pull that off without him noticing?!"
Chai turned to look over at Rio and noticed she still had whip cream on the tip of her nose. He pointed at it and said, "How did the boss not notice the whip cream."
Rio wiped the whip cream off her nose then exclaimed "Chai! How could you not tell me" Her face turned red from embarrassment. Chai shrugs then grabbed a bit more of his whip cream and began to chase her around.
Chai exclaims "Rio come back here! Its just some whip cream." They both started running and circles, laughing nonstop.
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IN A UNKNOWN LOCATION
Two men in suit and ties hovered over a laptop. One of the men fiddled with the computer. On the screen, you could see they were watching Chai and Rio goof around using security cameras.
One of the men spoke up. "So this is the dimwit?"
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