[ Like improvisational music, artistic expression that's easier than verbal expression, in a way, because there is no hiding or pretending in an art that comes from the soul.
He lifts his eyes to the clock mounted on the wall, cat ears on top and a plastic tail swinging below with each second that passes; time always passes so slowly when he stands at the counter and waits and hopes for the door to open, too quickly when he's actually working, cup poured, customer gone, alone again. Today, time passed by more quickly than usual. ]
In ten. Though I usually stay until the next shift starts, in case I'm needed anywhere.
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He lifts his eyes to the clock mounted on the wall, cat ears on top and a plastic tail swinging below with each second that passes; time always passes so slowly when he stands at the counter and waits and hopes for the door to open, too quickly when he's actually working, cup poured, customer gone, alone again. Today, time passed by more quickly than usual. ]
In ten. Though I usually stay until the next shift starts, in case I'm needed anywhere.