Love Started One Minute Before Closing Time [Three-Dialogue Story]
Dialogue
"Short... no, make it a Grande."
Theme
Grassland
Return
Penne
Body
I want to eat penne.
The spiciness of penne arrabbiata has captured me and won't let go.
I want to go eat it right now, like a black panther running through the grasslands.
Work ends in five minutes.
I'll head straight to the restaurant.
That's when a woman appeared.
She is holding a lot of books in her arms.
There must be ten of them.
A return?
At this hour?
That many?
I'll just finish the procedure quickly,
and leave putting them back on the shelves for tomorrow.
No, today is Friday,
so I'll put them back on Monday.
Anyway, I want to eat as soon as possible.
The woman is walking slowly.
Hurry up and come over to get processed.
Oh, man.
She spilled all those books over there.
And we only have three minutes left until closing.
Should I just close up now?
We are closed for the day.
Should I tell her to come back on Monday?
But that would be...
Against our policy of kind and courteous service.
One minute to go.
Finally, the woman is right in front of me.
"I'm so sorry. I know I'm cutting it close with all these."
As she spoke, the closing chime rang out.
"It's alright. I'll get these processed in a jiffy."
Oh, man, I really said it.
Ten minutes of overtime confirmed!
My penne all'arrabbiata is ten minutes further away now.
Looking closely, she's a beautiful woman.
The scales in my heart tip.
The penne all'arrabbiata is lifted up.
She is the one who is actually heavier
Ten minutes later, the procedure was finished
"Please let me treat you to a coffee as an apology"
I doubt my ears at her words
The penne all'arrabbiata has already gone somewhere
"No way, I'll treat you"
Love began one minute before closing time
"A short... no, make it a grande size"
We have plenty of time to get to know each other
I'll eat penne all'arrabbiata with her next time
I have participated in this project.
Haratokei-sama, I look forward to working with you.