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coffee
Coffee
by
SamuelPlahetka
V.2.01
Yes,Ihaveaversionnumberonthetop.Icangiveyouanapproximatetimelineandwhy.(plusasmallhistoryofthisstoryforthosewhoareinterested)
V0.1Storyisborn.ThisstorystartedwhenmyoldwritingpartnerandIwentouttoacoffeeshopwaybackin1995orso(btw,foranyoneinVegas,it’sthecoffeeshopatsunsetandStephnie,intheborders,andwasfairlylateatnight)Iwrotetowherethetwostartoff.Ididn’tknowatthistimewhatIwantedtodowiththestory.
V0.2wrotefurther.AtthistimeIwasinSeattleandkindoflivingwithanex-girlfriendfromhighschool.Thiswasaround1997orso,betweenJulyandOctoberorso.ThatwasafairlydarkchapterofmylifeandIturnedtowritingtohelpmethroughit.Istartedwritingonthisstoryatthattime,butnoideahowfarIhadgotten,everypageIhadwrittenwasrippedupandthrownawaybytheex-girlfriendsbrother(andImadehimsearchagarbagedumpsterforthemthatday,buttheywereneverfound)Also,Ihadasetofnotebooks(atleastthreethatIcanremember)thatwerestolenfrommeatthistimeinSeattle(AttheSeaTacairport).Ifanyofyouareinpossessionofthem,Iwantthemback,noquestionsasked,onewasagreen3subjectnotebookthatwasfull,onewasared3subjectnotebook,notfull,andonewasanothergreennotebook,barelyfullasIremember.I’msuretherewere1or2more,butIcan’trememberthem.Iwillgiveareward(don’tcareifyouweretheonewhostolethem,Ijustwantthemback)
V0.5finallyfinishedthestory.In1999or2000,Ican’tremember,Ifinallyfinishedthestory.Maybeeven2001.Ican’trememberthecircumstancesthough.
V0.7GotthestorycritiquedbyseveralwritinggroupsIbelongedto.Ican’tfindthecritiques,soIcan’tdatethem,butitwasgenerallyconsideredagoodstorybutwithnomarketabilitybecauseoftheideasinthestory(Ihavebeenyelledatbyalotofpeopleaboutthisstory)
V1.0TheGreatExperiment.Idecidedtoofferthisstoryforfreetoseehowmanypeoplewouldreadit.Icompileditintoa.exeformatthatdoesn’tallowcopyingorprintingandputitupontheweb.Ithadpicturesatcertainpointsofthestory.
V1.5Removedthepictures(madetheversiontoobit),andputitupagain,addedsomepreviewsofotherworksIhadwritten.
V.2.0Foundoutangelfirehadcutoffdownloadingoftheebookbecauseitmightspreadviruses.SoIcompiled4newversions(whichIhadbeenconsideringforawhile,buthadn’tgottentoit).ThiswasSeptember26,2004
V.2.01rememberedIforgotmye-mailaddress,soaddeditandalsoincludedtheversionhistoryyoujustread.ThisisonSeptember27,2004
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1)SendmeanemailaskingformypermissionatSamuel_Plahetka@
2)Oncemypermissionisgrantedyougivecredittotheauthor(me),andDONOTALTERthiswalkthroughinanyform.
Withthatsaid,Iprettymuchletanyonedowhatevertheywant,Ijustlikebeinginformedaboutplaceswhereitis(andreviewsandsoforth)forbothmyownpersonalreasonsandsoIcanuseaquoteortwowhentryingtogetvariouswritingassignments.
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Doanyofyouwanttoreadmorebyme?
IhaveafewotherstoriessittingaroundwhichIhavedecidedtonotpublish.Ifyouwantmore,e-mailmeandtellmesoatSamuel_Plahetka@
AsofSeptember26,2004,Iamworkingonaserialnovel.Idon’twanttogivetoomanydetailsoutrightnow,butIdowanttosaycheckinfrequentlyatmywebsiteformoreinformation.
Bluesmokeswirledintheair,thebitter-sweetsmellofcoffeedancedwithchocolate.Once,longago,thiswastheessenceofheaven.Now,itisthestenchofhell,ahellofeternalboredom.Iknewthis,andlongedforescape,tobefreeofmycoffeemadworld.Longago,peoplefromSeattlehaddrunkallthecoffee.Coffeewasnowscarce,almostasscarceasvacationtime,butItookallofmine,justtobefreeofguardingthatcoffeewarehouse.But,somehow,despitemyself,Iendedupinacoffeebar,orderinganin-housemochablend.AsIwaited,Iwatchedthepeoplethatweredrinkingcoffee.Atthetables,therewerequiteafewyoungcollagestudentsdrinkingtostayawake,orsoIguessed.Sittingonthefloorweretheaddicts.Mosthadhairincolorsrarelyorneverfoundinnatureandlotsofpiercing.Therewasaloudgroupofmiddleagedpeopletooneside,discussingsomethingoranother.And,therewasalonewomen,lookingoveralargebooklaidflatonhertable.Maybeitwasthecolorofherhair,orhereyes,orthewayshechewedherpencil,butIhadtotalktoher.
"MayItakethisseat?
"
"Sure,"shesaid,withoutevenlookingupfromherbook.Herhairwaspulledbackfromhereyes.Isatdownnexttoher.Shewascompletelyabsorbedbythatbook.
"So,whatareyoudoing?
"
Shelookedupatme,withahintofconfusioninhereyes,"Wheredidyoucomefrom?
"
'Mymother,'Ithoughtandsmiled."YousaidIcouldsithere."
"Oh,"shesaid.Hereyeswerewatchingsomefarawaytime,asifshewasthinking.Shewavedherhand,asiftobrushitaside."Well,then,I'mstudyingthismap."
Lookingdownatthemap,Isawshehadtracedapathacrossit."Excuseme,butifyouwentthisway,"IsaidasItracedalineacrossthemap,"Youwouldavoidthismountaintop."
Shewatchedmeforwhatseemedalongtime,hereyeslockedwithmine."Areyouasgoodinthewildernessasyouareonpaper?
"
Iblushedinspiteofmyself.Iknewshehadn'tmeantitlikethat."Iwouldliketothinkso."
"Ineedsomeonetocomewithme,someonewhoisstrongandcankeepgoingforlongperiodsoftimewithlittlerest.Thinkyoucanhandleit?
"sheaskedwhilehermouthmovedintoaseductivesmile.
"Whatareyougoingtobedoing?
"
"I'mlookingforanancientvillagethatishiddensomewhereinthisvalley,"herfingerpointedtoavalleyonthemap.
"Doesithaveanythingtodowithcoffeeorchocolate?
"
"No"
"ThenIaccept."
Ileftthatnightwithoutevenaname,butshehadeverything;name,address,andtelephonenumber.
Thesunshoneinbrightly.Icouldseeitsbrightnessthroughmyeyelids.Thedoorbellrang.
"Justasecond,I'mcoming,"IyelledasIjumpedupandputonmyclothes.IglancedattheclockbeforeIlefttheroom,whichread7:
30.Igottomydoorandlookedoutthepeephole.Thegirlfromlastnightwasoutside.
"Well,areyouready?
"sheaskedasIopenedthedoor.
"No,Ijustgotup,Yousaidwe'dbeleavinglate,it's7:
30,"IsaidasItriedtorubthesleepfrommyeyes.
"Thisislate,ifIwasgoingbymyself,Iwould'velefthoursago."
Isighedasshesaidthisandspentthenexthalf-hourgettingready.Asweleft,Icouldn'thelpbutfeelIwouldneverseemyhomeagain.
Itwasmidday.Thesunbarelyreachedinunderthecanopyofleavesintheforestweweretravelingthrough.Fornearlyhalfadaytherehadbeennothingbutsilencebetweenus.Shewasmadaboutthismorning,Iknewit.Ihadspoiledmychanceswithherandtherewasnowaytogoback.Iwasafraidofwhatherfirstwordswouldbe;soIdarednotspeakatall,leastshesaysomethingIwouldregret.Thesilencethough,itwasunbearable.
Myearsrangforneedtohearsomething.
"So,whatarewelookingfor?
"Iasked.Sheturnedandstaredatme.Ifeltmyselfbackintomyshirt.
"Iwaswonderingifyou'dkeepsilenttheentiretrip,"Shesaid.Isighedinreliefandthenfeltmyselfblushing.
"Ithoughtyouweremadatme,"Isaid.
"Me,madatyou?
Whywouldyousaythat?
"Sheasked.
"Justafeeling."Ipaused,suddenlyembarrassed."So,whatarewelookingfor,"Isaid.Shewatchedmeforafewseconds.
"We'relookingforabandoflesbianswhichliveintheancientcaveshere,I'msellingyouintoslavery,"shesaid.Ifeltbeadsofsweatrolldownmyface."Justkidding.Thereareremainsofanancientcivilizationouthere.Justtoillustratehowoldthisoneis,coffeewasdiscoveredfourthousandyearsago,thiscavewearelookingforistenthousandyearsold."
Mymindcouldhardlycomprehendit,somethingthatwasolderthancoffee.
Adarkcloudcoveredthesky.Iwatcheditasitblottedoutthesun.Theleavesabovemerustled,smallraindropsfallingbetweenthem.
"Comeon,wehavetohurry.There'sacaveontheothersideofthesetrees,"Shesaidasshetookmyhandandstartedtorun.Weranthroughthetreesinamaddashtoacaveontheotherside.Therainpoureddownonus,soakingusthrough.Weranrightintothecave.
"Ithinktherainwon'tgetushere,"Shesaid.Ilookedaround;thecavewasmadeofbricksmortaredintoplace.Ifeltatinglingonmyhead,andtheworldwentblack.
Lookingaround,IsawIwasinastrawlinedcell.Therewerebarsblockingmywayout
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