u/Huss_tler

At 27 I’m starting to relate super hard at the consequences of being a hopeless romantic. Slowly approaching my “screw THE one” phase

Every workday morning is the same routine.

Wake up, brush my teeth, shower, dress up, pack up, car on and two left turns before arriving to my usual drive thru cafe.

Ever since I moved down here 4 months ago for my job I have maintained this morning sequence of events before heading off to work.

Love this Cafe, they have this amazing cheese croissant and ice latte - it’s a must have to energize my day.

I was very suprised when just a few days into my routine the morning staff began to recognize my car. At first it was just a

“Morning Sir! Ready for your day?”

Then it was

“Hey again! Ice latte and a crossaint right?” which was quite flattering.

Then it became

“Alrighty! The usual?”

But then those bastards did the unthinkable. I was in the car queue and made it to the window, the fucker had the tap machine ready for payment and wasn’t even looking at me while holding my drink and pastry out the window.

That fucking grin too, not a word spoke yet everything in between understood. Almost like he was saying “You are BORING son! I know you better than you know yourself”

So for the last month, every morning I’d walk up to the window and either hear a shortened “Morning” or just a smile with “here you go”….i wasn’t even ordering anymore. Just accepting my fate.

Until last week, I pulled over to the drive thru window - as usual. The order was prepared and he was handing it over.

One hand had my glorious crossaint & latte - the other had the payment machine.

Well not today…today I say something…today I break out of this damned cycle!

“Uh…no actually I just wanted a…water”

“Huh?”

“Yeah! Just water today please”

He looked at me in disbelief. The betrayal was gutting.
He retreated back behind his window and I held my ground.

He came back with a water bottle and said “Sir this is on the house” as if to win me back in his good graces.

“Oh well thanks”

He just stood there for a second still staring at me, hoping I’d change my mind.

“Are you SURE you don’t want ANYTHING else?”

“Nope I’m certain. Have a wonderful day”

Heartbroken he says “You too!”

Victoriously I emerged from the battleground.

The next day, I see him again. He seems to have learned his lesson, he asks me this time what I want.

I tell him “the usual”…he smirks…”the usual?”

My eyes widen…”yes?”

“Sorry sir just remind me that would be a latte and?”

“Crossaint…”

“Thyme, white cheese or turkey?”

“White…”

“Do you want any addons?”

“Huh? No…just the usual”

“Oh I know sir just making sure!”

Oh no…what have I done…

It’s been almost two weeks… I used to get out of that drive thru in seconds, now it feels like an eternity. And he smirks everytime he sees me.

I won the battle but this bastard won the war!

TLDR: Changing my drive thru order made me lose privileges.