Bhala indaba emfushane ngowesifazane ogama lakhe linguMary ongu-barista owenza i-latte.
UMary wayengumpheki wekhofi lasendaweni. Usebenze kule cafe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-5 futhi wafunda ukuthanda lo msebenzi, futhi usondelene kakhulu nabantu asebenza nabo kanye namakhasimende ajwayelekile. Nakuba uMary engungoti ekulungiseleleni izinhlobo eziningi zekhofi neziphuzo zetiye, wayethanda kakhulu ukwenza i-latte. Ngolunye usuku ekuseni cishe ngo-8:00 ekuseni, kwafika umuntu owayevame ukungena kule ndawo yokudlela okuthiwa u-Eric. U-Eric uvame uku-oda i-latte njalo ekuseni cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo futhi uMary uyakujabulela ngempela ukumlungiselela isiphuzo. Lapho uMary ebona u-Eric engena, waqala ukumlungiselela isiphuzo ngaphandle kokumbuza ukuthi uzodlani. Okokuqala uMary wabingelela uEric futhi wahlanganyela engxoxweni emfushane, ekhuluma ngesimo sezulu esifudumele esasiba naso. Ngesikhathi esifanayo kokuba le ngxoxo, uMary kwaba inqubo yokwenza isiphuzo ikhofi. UMary uqala ngokugaya ama-espresso aluhlaza angu-18 g ekhofi elibhakiwe. Lapho ikhofi selihluziwe, wagcwalisa i-portafilter ngekhofi elihluziwe. Lapho nje i-portafilter igcwele ikhofi, uMary wacindezela ikhofi ngesivalo, esebenzisa amandla angaba amakhilogremu angu - 30. Lapho i-portafilter isilungile, wayibeka emshinini we-espresso. Ngokulandelayo uMary wagcwalisa imbiza yobisi ngobisi olungenamvubelo olungama-ounce angu-12. Khona-ke wathatha imbiza, wayibamba ngenduku yokushisa, futhi waqala ukuvutshisa ubisi. Imizuzwana emihlanu yokuqala, wabamba ubisi ngaphansi nje kobuso bobisi ukuze anikeze umoya ubisi, wabe esephakamisa imbiza ukuze induku yomoya ivele ngokuphelele. Njengoba ubisi lwalusabila, uMary wacindezela inkinobho ye-espresso emshinini ukuze aqale ukuthululela i-espresso eziphuzweni ezimbili. UMary wayeyingcweti ekwenzeni imisebenzi eminingi yokwenza i-latte ngesikhathi esisodwa. Lapho ubisi seluphelile ukuhwamuka, wasusa imbiza, wasula induku yokuhwamuka, wabeka ubisi eceleni. Ngaleso sikhathi, ama-espresso ayesephelile, futhi uMary wathela i-espresso eyayisezingilazini zeziphuzo enkomishini yephepha engu-16 oz. Khona-ke wathatha ubisi oluvuthayo waluthululela phezu kweziphuzo ze-espresso ezazisenkomishini. Wayethela ubisi ngendlela ethile eyayizokwenza ubuciko be-latte, kulokhu wenza inhliziyo encane ngobisi ne-foam. Lapho lonke ubisi seluthululiwe, wafaka inkomishi ekhofini wayeseyinika uEric, owayesahlala exoxa naye. Lapho esethole ikhofi, u-Eric waskena ikhadi lakhe lesipho kuyi-computer uMary ayelilungiselele ukukhokha i-latte. Ngemva kokuba u - Eric eseqedile ukukhokha, wathatha isiphuzo futhi wancoma uMary ngokwenza elinye i - latte elilungiswe kahle kakhulu. Ngemva kokuphuza, u-Eric washiya isitolo, wangena emotweni, wahamba. Kwakuyizikhathi ezinjengalezi njalo ekuseni ezazikhumbuza uMary ukuthi kungani ewuthanda kangaka lo msebenzi, futhi wayekubheke ngabomvu ukusiza amakhasimende amaningi ngesikhathi esisele emsebenzini wakhe ekuseni ngalolo suku.