32 Nebulas and Mood Swings (1/2)

As evening rolled around, an expected face appeared in the door.Zachary Taylor walked through the door.He looked slightly gaunt, and Alan could imagine the way he'd spent the past few hours.

”What can I get for you?” He asked.

Zachary eyed him dourly.”I'll take a cappuccino please.”

Alan nodded his head and went off to prepare it.

Zachary gingerly sat in one of the chairs at the counter.He looked around and was surprised to see Gerald in one corner sipping a cappuccino.

Wasn't this what started the conspiracy in the first place?He was extremely tempted to sneak a photo and tweet about it, but as he thought about it his stomach rumbled with discomfort and he was forced to remember the way everything had turned out before.

He took his hand away from his phone and waited sullenly for his cappuccino to come.

When it did he was taken aback by the nebula on the the cappuccino.He couldn't help but sigh.Regardless of whether Gerald was behind this, it was without a doubt that this cafe was the real deal.He resigned himself to fate and took a picture of the cappuccino before drinking it in a rush.

Even though this cappuccino was fresh, he'd developed taste aversion and felt himself growing nauseous despite his best efforts.He nodded to Alan and left in a hurry.

Alan shook his head.Maybe others would think he had gone overboard teaching that kid a lesson, but Alan himself was still pretty young so he had less sympathy for people close to his age.If he could act like an adult so could they.Youth wasn't an excuse for lacking morals.

The day ended uneventfully.Alan didn't bother looking at Zachary's tweet.Since it wasn't trending it was likely he'd just posted an image and a good review.

That night Alan dreamed of floating through a nebula.A smile appeared on his face while he slept.

The next morning Alan woke up per usual.However, unlike in the past, he didn't go down to prepare the cafe.Instead he took a look at the calendar and sighed.Today was the day he had to make his first loan payment.

He had calculated his income this month and he'd earned more than enough to pay the loan and to buy supplies for running the cafe next month.Still, he hated to part with the money he had earned.

He reluctantly got dressed, grabbed his checkbook, and went to the bank.

His heart bled a little as he wrote them a check for over $4,000.He could afford to pay them more, but he wanted to add the coffee cake to the menu this month.Also, he couldn't guarantee he'd have such a good month next month.Thus, he decided to pay the predetermined amount.

Leaving the bank he found himself in a bad mood.

However, his mood was mirrored by a certain individual standing outside the cafe.

Tom stood in the cold, his breath misting in front of him, livid.The cafe wasn't open.

”Is that guy still asleep?”Tom thought to himself angrily.

Muttering to himself he was torn about whether he should leave or wait.He wasn't used to waiting for what he wanted as he was wealthy enough that people tended to wait on him.

However, as he was debating, he suddenly saw Alan walking down the street towards him.He greeted him as he approached.

”What's the deal with not opening the cafe?” Tom asked doing a poor job of suppressing his annoyance.