Secret Coffee Cafe: Short story

“Mom! Mom! Mom!” Michelle ran down the hallway to her mothers room.

“Michelle, I’m doing work. What is it?”

“Did you hear that they opened up a new coffee cafe?”

Her mother stopped what she was doing and glared at Michelle. “Michelle…” she had to close her eyes for a second before fully speaking.

“We can’t go to the cafe today. I’m so busy with work, also it’s nighttime. Your bedtime.

Michelle was halfway in the doorway, her eager smile quickly went away. “Oh, ok…”

Her face was now sadden, she closed the door gently.

Now slowly walking back to her room, she hopped back into bed with her stuff animal, “Teddy.”

“Why does momma always work, I just want to go down to the new cafe and check the place out.”

She was curled up in her bed, snuggling Teddy, until something caught her eye in the window.

“Huh,”

She hopped down from the bed over to the window.

There it was the “Coffee Cafe” it looked huge, it looked so fancy from the outside. It probably is from the inside also. But something fantastic seem to happen in there.

“Woah..”

“I need to go check it out!”

She put on her sparkly pink boots.

She was going to bend the rules… Michelle Green? Bending the rules? It seemed unbelievable.

Michelle opened her door quietly, making sure there wasn’t a creak to alarm her mother.

Quietly, she tiptoed to her mother’s door.

She was sleeping.

“Oh, goodie.” Michelle sighed, she continued to tiptoe all the way to the front door. Hesitating to open it. is this really something she wanted to do?

“I have to..” She thought to herself.

She twisted the knob and slowly opened the door.

Michelle was now outside. It was cold. The bright lights were out, cars were honking and people were sleeping.

The Cafe was around the corner, she could practically see it.

Michelle now walked on the sidewalk, “So cold…” She thought, walking up to the door.

The sign said open, it was still opened.

“It’s 24 hours, I’m guessing.” Michelle reached for the handle. Opening the door, she saw something that she never saw before.

It was beautiful, they had glass tables with beautiful bouquet of flowers on them.

It smelled so nice, but that wasn’t the only thing that smelled good. It was also the food. The coffee smelled nice to, it seem like there was already some brewing.

“Hello… is anyone there?”

No response.

“I guess, I should look around.

There was also a kitchen. It looked very clean, it was like how her mother cleaned and organized it.

“I wonder if the boss is on a break.”

She came out the kitchen and looked around some more.

There was a door. “Is this the bathroom?”

Michelle walked up to the door and opened it. The door said, Do not open.

She missed that. It was too late. The door shut close, making a loud bang.

Michelle eyes wide in fear ran to the door, twisting and pulling it trying to get it to open.

“SOMEONE, HELP.”

*click clack click clack*

She turned silent for a moment.

“What’s that…”

It began coming closer, closer, and closer.

It stopped.

She turnt her head to the view of the room. It was a mirror.

As she walked, the floor made creaks. Tears fell in her eyes.

She was now infront of the mirror view.

Silence filled the room still. There was also a window, you could see her house. It was her mom, in her room. Panicking.

“MICHELLE, WHERE ARE YOU!?” Her mother screamed, tears falling down her face.

“Mom..” She cried silently.

*click clack* “

“There you are…”