STB #83 || A Day Without Coffee.

Have you ever planned something for a day and you ended up not doing anything? I certainly have.

I could remember one weekend. It was on a Saturday and that day, it seems like I can't catch a break.

I woke up, stretching my hands and legs as I dragged myself up from the bed. I went into the ladies room and splashed some water on my face as a big yawn took over me.

I went back into the room, said my morning prayer and made a mental list of things I wanted to do that day which includes some washing and cleaning.

Well, I knew I needed some coffee to get me started, So I dragged myself into the kitchen, boiled some water in the kettle and opened the kitchen cabinet where I usually keep my stash of instant coffee but found none. I opened it further and searched for any beverage but I couldn't find a single one.

“Oh My, I can't believe I have run out of coffee”,I said to myself,groaning and pouting.

I looked outside from the window and saw the sky looking gloomy. “At least we have that in common”, I scoffed.

I took the jar where I store my coffee beans and put it back. “What were you expecting?”, I said to myself. I knew I was out of coffee beans so I don't know if I was expecting some sort of miracle in the form of a jar full of coffee beans.

I checked the time and it was 7:00 in the morning. No grocery shop would be open around me at that time. I thought of waiting a while for the shops to open so I could quickly get some instant coffee.

I quickly took some cereal and as soon as I was done, it started to rain heavily. No!Today isn't going as planned because it felt like the rain was sent to make me feel terribly more than I was feeling. I planned to wash some clothes, but then seeing as it was raining, I doubt if that would be possible anymore.

I went back to my bed and curled myself in it, the thundering roar of the rain reverberating around me as I dragged my bed cloth upward to cover my chest.

I tried not to think about my inability to get at least a cup of coffee that morning and thought about finding other ways to lighten my mood. I took my phone and proceeded to watch some reels on Instagram but then I started seeing some coffee videos and it felt like my nostrils were catching the scent of the coffee right from my phone.

I dropped my phone and took the book I had been reading from and continued from where I stopped.

….. Andy asked, pouring himself some coffee from the mug.

I rolled my eyes, feeling jealous of the fictional character in the novel who was able to take coffee where I couldn't. I read the book for a few more minutes before dropping it.

I went back into the kitchen to prepare some food but it seems like I was forcing myself to do so as I wasn't finding any joy in cooking the food. After eating, I watched some movies on my phone and slept off afterwards.

I woke up again by mid afternoon, the rain had stopped then but I wasn't feeling motivated to do anything. As I sat up, while still on the bed, I realized that the whole morning went by without me doing anything productive.

Even so, the groggy feeling remained and I knew I wasn't going to get anything done that day. “I will do it tomorrow”, I said aloud. But there is something I needed to do to prevent this day repeating itself tomorrow. I quickly dressed up, grabbed my keys and went off to get my coffee restocked.

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