Starbucks incident

It started with a simple urge.  An urge for chocolate sprinkles and sachets of brown sugar.  I reached for the conduit of my sweet delight.  A stirrer; long, thin, wooden and splintered.

As the stirrer reached the top of the jar, I gathered more.

More leverage than I could ever have bargained for.  Slightly dilapidated, feet on the ground, head in the clouds.  Worn from a night of drinking, dancing and and mild debauchery.

The stirrer catapults with great velocity, entering a spin cycle more akin to a Samsung on its maximum setting.  Time slows as I morph from eager sugar tray participator to powerless observer of my own demise.

Then; direct hit!  Mid 40s, female, smartly dressed with a rather stern face.  

She takes a moment to reflect on the unexpected thwacking of her right cheek.  Only to turn, look toward I and I toward her.  An awkward moment ensues.   Bystanders also pause, sensing my fear.  

‘I flipped the stick’ [insert cheeky smile] was my first response.  ‘Which might have been responsible for [insert gesturing]’.  

Smile.  Just smile.  Frown.  She just frowns.   

‘Great shot though, don’t you think’.  [another cheeky smile – surely she too will feel the child like amazement that a small and otherwise inanimate object can propel itself such a distance, at such force, and such accuracy.  

[long pause]

‘Well, I hope you’re happy’ comes the reply.  

[awkward pause]

‘I’m very sorry’ [insert face humbled, head dipped].

Man leaves Starbucks

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