A tiny coffee house , expensive ,
6 tables , 12 chairs , 2 chairs opposite to each table , comfortable , very comfortable,
set up for sipping favorite coffee with pasties , for youngsters , couples , lovers .

I walk in , past middle age , yet my favorite sit in coffee house , from decades ., seeing me , a small smile on his face , the owner cum server , welcomes me , I walk into my favorite place , in the corner , my back facing the wall .

Knows me well , very well , brings me Cappuchino , with two tiny salt biscuits , no order needed nor menu card , same one , since I first entered in and ordered , on the first day of my visit .

Facing the door , I see young lover’s , may be , in college, walk in , ask for menu card , place orders , looking at each other , gazing at each other , sipping butter scotch coffee , holding hands , under the table ., time passes on , still sitting and sipping coffee .

Just married couple walk in , he in jeans dress , she in traditional sarre and blouse , the black beads mangala sutra around her neck and gold and colorful glass bangles around her slim beautiful hand .

She asks for menu card , place orders , in voice so soft , I could not hear . , two cups of traditional filtered coffee with two vegetable puffs arrive , I can look , the husband is pleased with the choice ., they leave , I can see from the glass door of the coffee house , the wife driving the made in India, latest car.

I can see four youngsters walk in , mod very mod , in pairs., two tables are joined together , each pair sitting on opposite sides , place orders , after a long time , maybe , fifteen minutes , items arrive , placed on
on the tables , each item different one , cannot make out , which is what ., sipping coffee , talking loudly , shattering the peace of the place , walk out , after a long time , maybe , an hour ., the boys zooming high end motor bikes ., the girls at the back seat , holding the boys midriff tightly .

My day was made , I walk out of the glass door , opened and standing outside with courtesy , by my long time friend cum owner .
I BOW MY HEAD , SAYING THANK YOU .
mk