Ashley was an unremarkable woman in her early thirties. She had an average complexion, body size, body type, with light brown hair. Her eyes, however, were as blue as the clear summer sky, captivating to say the least. Ashley also had a mundane job working as a barista at To Bean or Not to Bean, a coffee shop downtown. The shop itself being as hip, rustic, and indie as every other coffee shop on Main Street. Perhaps it was her lackluster lifestyle that led her to the dark arts.
You see, Ashley is a wiccan, or as some might say, a witch. She became a member of this particular faith during her college years and used some of their rituals to attract boyfriends, pass a class here and there, and obtain a scholarship. She used spells and incantations sparingly because she felt it the best way to keep her soul intact. In fact, the last spell, which got her the barista job, was two years before our story takes place.
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"Ma'am, I didn't like this, could I have a caramel frappe instead, please?" a polite voice came from behind the pick-up counter. Ashley turned to see how she could help this customer. She noticed an attractive boy, probably a college student, holding a 24 ounce cup which contained only about 2 ounces of frappe. Ashley responded to his request, "this almost empty drink? Is that what you're talking about?"
"Well, I just didn't like it," said the boy.
"You didn't like the other 22 ounces of it, so we need to make you a caramel frappe, is that it?"
"Mhmm, yup."
To this response, which sounded oddly feminine, Ashley became mildly aggravated, but calmly responded, "that's cute, okay." She took his cup and made him the caramel frappe that was requested. She took a mental note of the name "Stephen" written on the cup, and for fun she spit a little into the drink. She then covered the drink with a dome lid and filled the top with whipped cream.
"Here you are, enjoy." Ashley smiled coyly at the boy.
"Thank you," Stephen chirped back, then walked triumphantly out the door. He stopped outside the shop, took the lid off the drink, and without taking a single sip proceeded to dump the caramel frappe out on the sidewalk. To this, Ashley became livid, but restrained herself from kicking this Stephen kid's ass. She would wait and get her revenge in a more creative manner.
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