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Chapter 3 - Books and Coffee

1. Autumn heads to the coffee Shop and noticed it would look strange for her to take a shopping cart inside a coffee shop and sit it at the doorway to keep an eye on it while she goes to make an order!

A nearby individual noticed her coming in from the candle shop! Uhh, Heather ? Yes! She acquainted. Yeah I saw you coming out of her shop. You can take it in if you want! He suggested. I'm a friend of piper's! Just go on in, My mom's expecting you. She is ? Autumn felt like questioning with concern. OH OK! are you sure ? Yes. He smiled! " It's ok " Ok, but don't laugh at me if I look funny. Autumn said with a grin on her face.

Autumn ? I presume that's you! Yes that's me. Autumn answered free spirited! Order anything you like anything or everything! Today is your day. Oh OK! I feel strange about this, Autumn said with a smile. Don't be! Heather called me and told me it was on her. Oh she did didn't she ? That's Heather for you. She's a very gifted person. Once she meets you she instantly falls in love with you. Aww she does seem like a wonderful person! She sure is.

Well I'll go ahead and order a few maple bacon donuts, a dozen glazed donuts, 2 powdered donuts, a couple birthday cake donuts. A dozen of pumpkin pecan cookies and a dozen of pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, and 2 pumpkin spice latte's and 1 pumpkin pie, one caramel apple pie, and one pumpkin pecan pie.

Wow that's amazing such a little body can consume that much ? Oh it's not just for me, I read to kids at the local library and all the parents stick around for food and drinks afterwards. Now that's such a sweet heartfelt blessing. Martha the manager felt such a warm response! In that case I might put some surprises in there too. You're such a sweetheart!

Maybe I should get milk or soda for the kids! The latte's are mine and some of the sweet treats are mine too. One for the trip and one to read at the bookshop. Wow Bookworm aren't we ? Martha was surprised! Oh my family loves books. We'd just get along so well! Autumn felt the atmosphere getting crisp and cozy.

Autumn ? " Yes " Autumn answered! Martha wanted to convince Autumn to come back get everything since she definitely seemed very busy and in a hurry!

Oh ok. Autumn replied! Well can I go ahead and take one of those latte's and a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin for my trip back home ? I have to unload all these and decorate around the house. Sure! Anything for you sweet loving woman. Martha hands Autumn a muffin and latte and as AUTUMN approaches the door. Oh my goodness, I love that cute outfit! Thanks, Autumn greets her goodbye. I'll be back for the rest of my order. See you later! On her way out the door she greeted her first aquatintist outside a farewell goodbye. The smell of Columbia coffee beans clinging on to her clothes.

2. While walking back to her house. Autumn remembered how long It had been since she lost her dad in an accident on his way back home. She remembered the look on her mothers face when she burst into tears, Autumn was so young that all she could remember was her mother dropping her off at her grandmothers house While she made the funeral arrangements. She remembered how Strong her grandma and mom had stayed so strong for her and the following months. She remembers her Mom explain to her why she had to sell their bookstore. She remembered that, and eventually, her mother couldn't afford their old house anymore, and they had to move into a rental house a little way down the street. She remembered her grandma leaving them once they were settled into their new smaller house. Remember returning to school and how falsely normal everything appeared to be. But most of all, remember not understanding why any of it had to happen. Full year has passed, and she still didn't understand it. People had told her it would get easier with time, But how much time is she talking about? Loss seem to grow deeper each day without her dad. She missed him so much sometimes that she expected her sadness to swell out of her body. She missed his smile, laugh, and she missed his stories. Every day Autumn had had particularly bad day at school, the first thing she would do it when she got home was jump on her bike and pedal to her dads store. She would run through the front doors by her dad and say, " Daddy, I need to talk to you." It didn't matter if he was helping a customer or putting new books on the shelves, He would always stop what he was doing, take his daughter to the storage room in the back, and listen to what had happened. What's the matter sweetheart? He would ask with big concerned eyes. " I had a really bad day today, Daddy. " By then autumn realized she had arrived home so fast she couldn't remember walking home. After seeing the shopping cart she then came to her senses and walked up the 3 short steps on to her porch backward while she protected the cart from moving into the street by holding onto it and reaching for her keys with the other and opened the door and took the cart inside.

3. She got very tired from having such a strain on her back and laid on the couch before she could regain strength to put everything away. While trying to relax she grabbed her warm and cozy gray blanket out of the cart and reached for her heating-pad and laid it across her back and laid on her stomach til the pain subsided!

She turned on Gilmore Girls and watched about 5 minutes of it and dozed off to sleep. About 30 minutes later her alarm clocked alarmed and scared herself.

" Jeez, I need to change that ringtone. " that'd wake up the dead! She's still a little behind time and takes everything out of the shopping Cart so she could take the cart back to the store. Lays everything on her bed and turns on some Hygge music to read one chapter in her book, graciously grabs her book, and turns down the light's to read comfortably in her Nook.

Flipping through the pages of her book she had collected messages that seemed inspirational and turned around to grab a notebook and a pen And started writing. There's never a time when she is reading that she doesn't notice messages in a book that would speak to her heart that made her feel warm inside. " Ahhhh.. " This is very Intriguing! She said with a smile.

Is this really my life? She questioned herself. I'm always finding comfort in everything I do. I guess it's not really a shock I just want to feel comfortable and relaxed in all my great aspects in life. She said! She then Feels someone is at the door. But she doesn't make a noise and she doesn't move a muscle! She then seen the mail carrier walk by her house So she puts her book and notebook and pen down and goes outside and collects the mail.

By the time she goes back inside she noticed she needed to leave First thing she needed to do let's go to the bakery and pick up all the donuts and the food and drinks for the library. She grabs the cart her purse and keys and post a shopping cart in the trunk of her car and stops at the bakery to pick up her order. She noticed a young girl sitting outside at the bakery she can sense her sadness and embarrassment, she could feel her helplessness as if it were her own. Autumn has always been a compassionate woman all of her life in the life that she created inspired those people in her life.

4. Afterwards she goes to the store and takes back the shopping cart and headed to the library. She appeared at the library and saw the children and their parents sitting in a circle surrounded by the desk in the middle where autumn sit's to read to them. She had the warmest smile and the kindest eyes in the world and felt the atmosphere was nice and cozy. It always put a smile on her face to see the kids happy and to see the parents enjoying the enthusiasm the kids had. The parents and kids noticed the sweets and Autumn could very much already tell they was hungry for something sweet when the kids eyes lit up.

She was always a cheerful and energetic person. She loved spending time writing about fairytale characters more than anything. They had always felt so real and accessible to her. They were the best friend she had ever had. " I wish I got to choose which world I could live in. "Alex said with her fingers over the illustrations. They were so inviting. In her hands was a world unlike the one she lived in. It was A world unaltered political corruption or technology, a world where good things came to good people, in the world she wanted to be a part of with all her being. She began to read to them and Afterwards they celebrated more with more donuts and muffins.

Afterwards Autumn really didn't know rather to go to the bookstore or go back home and just lay around for no apparent reason just relax without anything else to do. She allows the atmosphere to draw her to where she should go. Wherever she is drawn to first is the place to be at the right moment! As soon as she placed her feet outside the Library door she noticed the bookshop across the road was giving away free books. She knew then to take a walk across the street as she could smell the smell of fresh pages of books that had never been read! Lucy Kincaid the bookkeeper was still bringing out books piles at a time!

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Before Autumn arrived Lucy noticed Autumn by her free spirit from across the road!

" Oh I have a Book I feel is just perfect for her "

So Lucy looks by the time Autumn approaches Lucy; Lucy goes into a panic mode. Anxiety overload Lucy panics even more. Hi there I'm autumn. Autumn introduces herself. Hi I'm Lucy and this is my bookstore. You have a lovely bookstore autumn said. Oh I know I've worked on this bookstore for over two years but now that is finally growing people are starting to come in, but I feel of a book that I have setting a ride over there finger toolbox by the time autumn walks out of the box she doesn't realize but Luce's is in didn't want autumn to know her little secret. The book magically appears in Lucy say in behind her back. Hey I found it Lucy said autumn not knowing was a good thing but Lucy didn't want him to think she was a witch which by the way no one else knows. Hence forth the magical book that appeared in her hand. Oh " WOW " that is.. Wow that is a gorgeous book cover. The cover doesn't do it Justice; Lucy replies. Well this is actually a feel good cozy book and you look like the person that I know would actually enjoy it. Well, it does look like something that I would read! Autumn explains! I love the cover of books, that is what really got me into reading a lot of books, I started reading when I was 13 years old and book cover's were one of the reason's why I started to buy book's. I was looking for what was really what was inside of the book, yes they always say don't judge a book by its cover Lucy replies!

You know autumn I feel such great Vibes from you. AWW! Autumn feels her heart swelling up with compassion. You do seem like a very nice lady With a passion for books. What are your interests? Lucy questioned! Well I Might not have many, But I always wanted to be a librarian, and once before I graduated high school in a way, I felt like I wanted to be a teacher. Because I love kids, and I love to teach people about the mini aspects in life based on aspirational quotes from different books that they have read that may resemble something in their life. Well autumn you are really a poet! Well I do love poetry. Autumn replied! You know what ? I thought I knew for some reason you look like someone who would love poetry, actually I have found another book that resides different poetry from different composers. Any musical interests as well ? Lucy asked! Well I do love classical music like Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and other composers that I've never really have remembered their names, but I have listen to a lot so I grew up loving it no matter who the composer was. Even smooth jazz. I'm quiet fond of smooth jazz! I just love how it's soft and elegant, yet in a way sometimes and don't take it the wrong way, but kind of sexy. Yes it sure Is especially if you have a husband or a boyfriend and you go to one of these romantic Italian restaurant's that serve wine and listen to the jazz music in the background softly.

It is quite something; Lucy replied as she agreed! Oh and I forgot a love indie folk music. Autumn said! As her cheeks got Rosie pink as she blushed. It's very earthy and folksy. I don't know it just has a twist to music that I've never thought I'll get used to. When I moved here and I was listening to a podcast and during an advertisement break they played indie folk music, I didn't really know what to think, but I did however cling to the vibes the music gave me. Now Every time that I listen to Indie folk music. I Imagine myself going on a solo Camping trip in my car and traveling in Montana, California, Arizona, and different places in the world that have the most beautiful scenery that overlooks beyond your expectations and makes you feel as if you've Being transported in to a place beyond your dreams. Enjoying slow living At its finest! And every step you take is another Dream you have transported yourself into. Like something you would see in movies.

Do you know what? Lucy was astonished by the infatuation of Autumn! You just gave me an idea! I have? Autumn asked l! Yes, I've been watching these YouTube videos of solo car camping road trips and By your infatuation I may just take me a trip to the store and buy things to go on a road trip myself, you make it seem so wonderfully how you brought it out, when you mentioned why you grew to love indie folk music! I'm glad I could help! Autumn happy to see that she helped someone with the same interest! So, I see you took an interest in what I said ? She questioned Lucy with a smile on her face! Yes, yes you did! I don't wanna wait too long to do it, Listen I don't have any other plans next week so I need everything I need to know about what I can get in order to accomplish a camping trip in my car. Well I have to say I have been watching them too, so I know what you mean. Autumn explained! I downloaded Tik Tok and found some very interesting things you can buy in order to go on these camping trips in your car. Autumn explained to Lucy! it does however prepare you for what you need to know about the experience. I hope you enjoy your camping trip! Autumn was happy to see that she made someone happy. Ha ha yes, Lucy finally felt as if there was a reason for autumn to approach the bookstore Like she was magically drew it!