A Lot Does Happen Over A Coffee

A Lot Does Happens Over A Coffee!!!!!

Coffee Shop, a place where you can sit back relax & enjoy your coffee.  Have nice & long conversation with friends or just sit quietly & read a book. Located at the prime locations (most of them) they always seem to be buzzing with people, music, conversations, laughter’s, giggles, etc.

Have you ever seen a guy very formally dressed, kinda nervous eagerly waiting in a coffee shop?? Every time the door opens he looks up & tries to recognize his interviewer. Arjun has been waiting for his interviewer to come in for the last half an hour. He was kinda uncomfortable in the formal clothes which he wore very rarely. His style statement - “Jeans n shirts along with the canvass - the best & the most comfortable dressing ever”. After another 10 mins wait, he is sitting across Ananya –. He was expecting the interviewer to be a guy in his mid thirties but it turned out to be girl in her mid twenties. “she might be younger than me & I have to report to her????” he thought, he sulked.

The interview is constantly interrupted by the young couple sitting on the adjacent table displaying their love & affection for each other - holding hands, the guy tickling the girl & the girl giggling away to glory. They won’t sit on any other table (And no one is allowed to sit on theirs in the afternoons)as this is the table where they met for the 1^st time & have been sitting on the same table for the past 1 year. J

“where did we go wrong?” wonders Mira, the lady in her mid thirties with a flourishing corporate career, sitting bang opposite to the young couple. She is waiting for her Kunal. She misses her long coffee sessions with her then boy friend & now husband. She used to enjoy every bit of it. Just that thought brings a beautiful smile on her tired face.  “Enjoy your coffee maam” says Ashfaque & servers her, her cappuccino with a broad & warm smile. He turns around & is called by the bunch of teenagers to place the orders of their drinks & make special sitting arrangements & other stuff like cake, candles, etc.

Its Sia’s birthday & Abeer has planned a small celebration at the coffee shop. With the standard broad smile Ashfaque starts making all the arrangements wondering if anyone will ever plan something like this for him. He had been working in this coffee shop for the last 3 years to support him through college. He has seen quite a few celebrations happening in the coffee shop – birthdays, promotions, proposals, etc. But the most memorable one has been when Ashish proposed Neena.

It was pouring very heavily that day & Neena had been waiting for Ashish for more than 20 mins now. Like the normal routine, Ashish walked in & started apologizing to Neena for coming in late. But that day Neena was really upset & was in no mood to listen to Ashish at all. That is when Ashish signaled Ashfaque to switch off the lights, play her fav song “you say it best, when you say nothing at all” , get the candle lit cake & flowers. Neena had the broadest smile on her face listening to that. Ashish got done on his knees and proposed to her. Neena soon became Mrs Neena Shah. J they visit ashfaque often.

The noise in the coffee shop brought him back.

Sia & Abeer’s friends had started to come in & the final arrangements were done. Along with Abeer’s friends walked in Kunal, for whom Mira had been waiting. She didn’t know how to react. Was she happy to see him today or sad as this would probably be the last time she would see him. He had come in to give her the divorce papers. Mira greeted Kunal & decided to have a coffee together. No one said a word to each other, Quietly sipped their coffee. Both lost in their own thoughts wondering if they can do something to make things right. 

The loud “Happy Birthday To You Sia” gets them back to the coffee shop. Sia was smiling, pictures were being clicked, hugs, kisses, gifts, etc. Abeer standing aside was observing Sia, the smile on her face, happiness in her eyes….. She deserves this & more thought Abeer. “I will always keep her happy” he promised himself.

“I don’t promise but I will have the HR call you by this weekend. It was a pleasure meeting you.” Ananya told Arjun while paying the bill. She stood up to leave, shook hands with Arjun & left. “How can I report to a female & that you younger than me????? Dude, this is bad……but paapi pet ka sawaal hai, karna to padega.” J Arjun gets up & vacates the table for Mr & Mrs Bhagwat & their NRI son Ameya, who according to his mom is the most eligible bachelor in their community(mom's love for their sons i tell u..... ;-) ). Ameya eagerly awaits to meet Tanuja his prospective bride, not sure about her parents though. Going through the questions in his mind over and over again.

Mira & Kunal realize that they have nothing to talk about, no conversation.

Under the same roof new relationships were being formed, existing were getting stronger & few falling apart.

Relationships & Conversations – personal & professional, experiences – good & bad, excitement, love, happiness & more can experienced here.

A coffee shop is not just a coffee shop anymore as “A LOT DOES HAPPEN OVER A CUP OF COFFEE J”